Answer:
Let's first find the area of the rectangle/rectangle,
we can do this by combining their lengths as a whole
or
we can individually find their area.
Let's find the area of the individual shapes, upper rectangle;
(using the formula)
A = l x w
Where 'l' represents the length and 'w' stands for the width.
Plug in what you know:-
A = 27(24)
A = 648 square feet is the area of the upper rectangle.
Now, the lower rectangle:
A = l x w
Plug in what you know:-
A = 27(32)
A = 864 square feet is the area of the lower rectangle.
Now we find the area of the triangle beside;
(using the formula)
A = BH x 1/2
Where 'B' represents the base, 'H' the height, and 1/2 means to simply divide the product of those two lengths(base x height) by 2.
Plug in what you know:
A = BH x 1/2
A = 18(32) x 1/2
A = 576 x 1/2
A = 576/2
A = 288 square feet is the area of the triangle beside.
Add up all the areas we've gathered so far:
648 + 864 + 288
= 1,800 square feet is the area of the patio
