The top of the shape is 10m the right side of the shape is 4m the left side of the shape is 6m the bottom of the shape is 8m. Rebekah designs a playing field for a new sport. The playing field is pictured. What is the area of the playing field?

Question

(1 point)
A. 32 square meters
B. 58 square meters
C. 60 square meters
D. 56 square meters

Chose on of the answers

Answer 1

To find the area of the playing field, you can calculate it by finding the area of the trapezoid.

Area = 1/2 * (sum of parallel sides) * height
Area = 1/2 * (6 + 8) * 10
Area = 1/2 * 14 * 10
Area = 70 square meters

Therefore, the correct answer is C. 60 square meters.