Question

A garden is the shape of a trapezium . Its parallel side are of length 20 m and 16 m and distance between the parallel sides is 12 m . Find the area of the garden

Answer 1

area of trapezium is =1/2 × sum of parallel sides × height
=1/2 ×(20+16) ×12
=1/2 × 36 ×12
=36 ×6
=216