EASY MEDAL AND FAN!!!!!!
What is the area of the figure?

http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1564500_1565000/1564709/1/a72cc27a06b3ed896381f19d35c4bec9213eb923/MS_IMB-1401012-1100606.jpg

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EASY MEDAL AND FAN!!!!!!
What is the area of the figure?

http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1564500_1565000/1564709/1/a72cc27a06b3ed896381f19d35c4bec9213eb923/MS_IMB-1401012-1100606.jpg

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

do you see how the figure is composed of a trapezoid on top and a parallelogram on the bottom?

anonymous · Answer

no

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

ok one sec

anonymous · Answer

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrTcdSJKsxUPTcA9.gPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZzd0ZnBtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1lIUzAwMl8x/RV=2/RE=1422695178/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.calculator.net%2farea-calculator.html/RK=0/RS=op_o18utMFoWD.C1.FTZSo7OCoo-

anonymous · Answer

um i dont remember much of area for irregular shapes, i learned this in 4th grade so it's a little fuzzy :/ it MIGHT be 432

anonymous · Answer

cm

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

it breaks up like this (see the attached image)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

the height of the trapezoid up top is 8 cm because the overall height of the composite figure is 18 cm and the parallelogram has a height of 10 cm. So there are 18-10 = 8 cm leftover