Question

Anshumann wants to paint the wall shown in the diagram below. In order to buy the paint, he will need to know the area of the wall. What is the area of the wall?

1 point

Answer 1

Answer: 240 ft²

Explanation:

Break the diagram into a rectangle and triangle:

Area of Rectangle + Area of Triangle = Total area of Wall

(20x10) + 1/2(20 x 4) = Area of wall

200 + 40 = Area of wall

240 ft² = Area of wall

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