Question

The parking lot of a store has the shape shown. All angles are right angles. What is the area of the parking lot?

A) 41 yd2

B) 65 yd2

C) 80 yd2

D) 90 yd2

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B. $65\ yd^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

we know that

The area of the parking lot is equal to the area of two rectangles

so

$A=5*7+(15-5)*3=35+30=65\ yd^{2}$

Answer 2

Answer: 65 yd2

Step-by-step explanation: The shape can be split into two. The sides of the smaller rectangle is found by subtracting 3 from 7. Next we find the area of each rectangle individually by multiplying length times width. The total area is found by adding together Area 1 + Area 2.

Area 1= 3 yd * 15 yd = 45 yd2

Area 2= 5 yd * 4 yd = 20 yd2

Total Area = Area 1 + Area 2

= 45 yd2 + 20 yd2

= 65 yd2