1. Estimate the area of the irregular shape. Explain your method and show your work.

Answer:
The estimated area of figure is 30 square units.
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to find the area of the irregular shape.
Draw a quadrilateral as shown below.
It is a trapezium with bases 5 units and 7 units, and height 5 units.
Area of a trapezoid is
[tex]Area=\frac{a+b}{2}\times h[/tex]
where, a, b are bases and h is height.
Substitute a=5,b=7 and h=5 in the above formula.
[tex]Area=\frac{5+7}{2}\times 5[/tex]
[tex]Area=6\times 5[/tex]
[tex]Area=30[/tex]
Therefore, the estimated area of figure is 30 square units.