Find the area of a trapezoid with bases 14 cm and 18 cm and height 10 cm.

A: 126 cm2

B: 160 cm2

C: 140 cm2

D: 180 cm2

The answer is B, 160 cm2

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of a trapezoid we have to use the following equation:

A = 0.5 * (b1*b2) * h

a = area

b1: base 1

b2: base 2

h: height

Then,

A = 0.5 * (14cm+18cm) * 10cm = 160 cm2.

The answer is C) 57.46cm2

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of a trapezoid you add together the parallel lines and times the answer by the height. Then you divide it by 2.