Question

Find the area of the figure on the left. Explain how you arrived at your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

365ft^2

Step-by-step explanation:

So... First you take not that the 8ft on the right of the parallelogram has two lines indicating that the other side is the same distance. Cut both sides off making two of the same triangles. 7ft * 8ft = 56ft^2. 56ft^2 divided by 2 makes 28ft^2. But because there is two of them you would double it back to 56ft^2.

56ft^2

Then you would do 12ft * 7ft to get the rectangle. 12*7 makes 84. 84ft^2

84ft^2

Then you take note that on the bottom there is a line that is the same on each four sides making that a square. So all sides are the same. 15ft*15ft = 225ft^2

225ft^2

So now you add them all up to make 365 ft^2

Which is the final answer

Hope this helps! :)