A patio is in the shape of a trapezoid. The length of the longer base is 18 feet. The length of the shorter base is two feet less than half the longer base. The height is 8 feet. What is the area of the patio?
trapezoid area = ((sum of the bases) ÷ 2) • height long base = 18 short base = 7 height = 8 trapezoid area = [(18 + 7) / 2] * 8 trapezoid area = [(12.5)] * 8 trapezoid area = 100 square feet
