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Standard practice

The average base is the length of a rectangle with the same area.

Bases 8 and 4, height 5.

A trapezoid’s area uses the mean of the two bases times the height. Multiplying all three measurements counts a different solid-looking product, not the area.

Problem 1 of 9. Activate, study a model, try guided items, work independently, apply, and reflect.

A trapezoid has bases 8 and 4 and height 5. What is its area?

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