SOLUTION: A stage floor shaped like a trapezoid with bases of 60 feet and 75 feet and a height of 40 feet is to be covered with plywood for a play. what would be the cost for the plywood if
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Question 1056768: A stage floor shaped like a trapezoid with bases of 60 feet and 75 feet and a height of 40 feet is to be covered with plywood for a play. what would be the cost for the plywood if it sells for $0.60 square foot? Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To solve, we first need to figure out the area of the trapezoid, and then multiply that answer by $0.60 per sq ft.
Area of a trapezoid:
Where
a, b are the bases
and h is the height
Note that a,b, and h are all given in the problem statement:
a = 60
b = 75
h = 40
A =
= 2700 sqft
C = cost of plywood = 2700 sqft * $0.60/sqft = $1620
