Find the area of the figure. Assume the figure is made up of triangles.

A.

98 cm²

B.

147 cm²

C.

196 cm²

D.

294 cm²

Question

Find the area of the figure. Assume the figure is made up of triangles.  
   
 
  
 
  
 

 
 

  

  A. 
 
98 cm²
   
   

 
 

  

 B. 
 
147 cm²
   
   

 
 

  

 C. 
 
196 cm²
   
   

 
 

  

 D. 
 
294 cm²

anonymous · Answer

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mrnood · Answer

you need to post the figure

However - this has been posted before

Just break the figure along the horizontal centreline - you have 2 identiocal triangles

(height * base)/2 is the area of each

mrnood · Answer

figure is as before - see above

anonymous · Answer

@MrNood is the answer A. 98?

mrnood · Answer

I am not going to respong to guesses - 4 of them you are sure ot be right 

What is the base of each triangle if you do what I said?
What is the height of each triangle if you do what I said?

What is (height + base)/2 of each triangle
What is the the sum of the 2 triangles..

mrnood · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Hmmm.. Okay so it is definitely NOT C. or D... Which just leaves me with A. or B...

mrnood · Answer

If you are so sure what it is NOT - why are you not sure what it IS?

anonymous · Answer

I still think it is A..