Answer:
8.625 ft, second option
Step-by-step explanation:
For the rectangles:
1.5 * 2.5 = 3.75
So, 3.75 ft for one rectangle
But there are two rectangles, so:
3.75 * 2 = 7.5
So now the area is 7.5ft for both rectangle.
For the triangle:
Triangle formula - 1/2 × Base × Height
In this case both the base and the height are 1.5 so next step is multiplying by plugging in the numbers
1/2 * 1.5 * 1.5 = 1.125
So the area for the triangle is 1.125 ft
Total area:
Now you just add the numbers you got which is 7.5 and 1.125
7.5 + 1.125 = 8.625
The area is 8.625 ft
