Find the area of the trapezoid shown below.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/preprodplatocdn/PlatoContentImport/a5e1a93a2fd94120a3d36b1317bd7be0

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
38 cm2
245 cm2
247 cm2
494 cm2

Question

Find the area of the trapezoid shown below.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/preprodplatocdn/PlatoContentImport/a5e1a93a2fd94120a3d36b1317bd7be0

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
38 cm2
245 cm2
247 cm2
494 cm2

anonymous · Answer

I made a mistake but the answer is 247cm2

anonymous · Answer

okay thnx

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Thanks

anonymous · Answer

is that right @k_lynn

k_lynn · Answer

The area formula of a trapezoid is $$\frac{ (a +b)h }{ 2 }$$A and B are the parallel sides of the trapezoid. So these sides http://prntscr.com/6np3bt and H is the height.

k_lynn · Answer

When you plug those in, you have $$\frac{ 20+18\times13 }{ 2 }$$

anonymous · Answer

i already put what @Thehulk49 said and i gotta wait till i finish the test but thnx anyways