Question

Determine the total area of the TWO bases of this triangular prism.
left side is 10 in
height in the middle is 8 in
base is 12 in



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Responses

48 square inches
48 square inches

96 square inches
96 square inches

188 square inches
188 square inches

448 square inches
448 square inches

Answer 1

The total area of the TWO bases of the triangular prism is 48 square inches.

Each base has an area of 12 in x 10 in = 120 square inches.

Two bases combined have an area of 2 x 120 = 240 square inches.

Therefore, the total area of the two bases is 240 square inches.