A girl has a trapezoid shaped flower garden that has bases of 10ft and 15ft and a height of 8ft. How much soil would she need to cover the entire garden?

Question

I need to know how much soil she needs to cover her entire garden.

Answer 1

PROBLEM

 

A girl has a trapezoid shaped flower garden that has bases of 10ft and 15ft and a height of 8ft. How much soil would she need to cover the entire garden?
I need to know how much soil she needs to cover her entire garden.

 

CALCULATIONS

 

Assuming you need the amount of soil in square feet use the formula to find the area of a trapezoid:

 

Area = [(base₁ + base₂)÷2]·height (ft²)

 

base1 = 10 ft

 

base2 = 15 ft

 

height = 8 ft

 

SOLUTION

 

Just plug in the values.