What is the area of the trapezoid below? 16 square units 18 square units 20 square units 24 square units

The area of a trapezoid is found by the formula

In this case, the height, h, is 4 units, the top base, b1, is 3 units, and the bottom base, b2, is 6 units. Our equation now looks like this:

Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 18 units.

The formula used to find the area of a trapezoid is:
(a+b)(h/2)=A
Let's find the measurements.
The height is 4 units. Let's fill that in.
(a+b)(4/2)=A
Let's look at base one (top).
It's three units.
(3+b)(4/2)=A
Let's find our final measurement, the bottom base.
It's 6 units.
(3+6)(4/2)=A
Let's find the area.
9×2=18
I also have a drawing to show you the area.
The area is 18 units².

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