Can you give me proably a little step by step to the answer so I can understand it a bit more?

120 square inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a regular octagon. (It has 8 equal sides). You have enough information to find the area of 1 triangle.label the bottom line as 5.Draw two lines from the center to each end of the bottom 5 inch line.That gives you 1 triangle. Find the area of that 1 triangle.Area = 1/2 b * hb = 5h = 6Area = 1/2 * 5 * 6Area = 15.Now here's the actual answer.You have 8 such triangles. The area of the octagon is 8 * 15 = 120 square inches.

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