Full Question: Below is the diagram of the base of gazebo. Hunter is building for his backyard. He plans on gazebo having a height of 4 meters with a pyramid shaped roof that is an additional 2 meters high. He needs to order shingles for the roof and needs to know how much area is covered by shingles.
Answer:
Given:
The area model.
The area of the shape is 82 square units.
To find:
The correct equation for the given situation.
Solution:
We know that, area of a rectangle is
The figure is divided into 3 rectangles. Using this formula, the area of each rectangle is
Now, the total area is equation to 82 square units.
Since the required equation is , therefore, the correct option is C.