Answer:
B. 26 square inches
Explanation:
You can find the area by finding the area of the rectangle and the area of the triangle and adding them together.
total area = area of rectangle + area of triangle
The area of a rectangle is length * width, or LW.
The length and width of the rectangle are 5 in. and 4 in.
The area of a triangle is base * height/2, or bh/2.
The height of the triangle is 4 in.
We find the base of the triangle by subtracting the length of the rectangle, 5 in., from the total length of the bottom side, 8 in.
base = 8 in. - 5 in. = 3 in.
total area = LW + bh/2
total area = 5 in. * 4 in. + (3 in. * 4 in.)/2
total area = 20 in.^2 + (12 in.^2)/2
total area = 20 in.^2 + 6 in.^2
total area = 26 in.^2