Question

What is the area of this figure?

Answer 1

The area would be 400 inches:

To find the area this figure, find the areas in smaller portions.
The triangle on the top would be base times height, divided by 2
20 * 8 = 80

Then the parallelogram's area would be base times height:
20 * 16 = 320

Add both of the numbers together and you get 400 inches!

Answer 2

first calculate the area of the parallelogram, which is 20 x 16, and you get 320, then add the triangle at the top, which is (20 x 8) divided by 2. where you get 80. so add both of them together, and the answer should be 400.