Find the area of a trapezoid with decimal measurements
Area of a trapezoid = (sum of the parallel sides) × height ÷ 2.
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A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 cm and 3 cm and a height of 3.1 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 13.95 cm²
A trapezoid has parallel sides of 4.5 cm and 5.4 cm and a height of 5.5 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 27.225 cm²
A trapezoid has parallel sides of 5.9 cm and 4.3 cm and a height of 5.5 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 28.05 cm²
Tip: Area of a trapezoid = (sum of the parallel sides) × height ÷ 2.
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