SOLUTION: the parallel sides of a lawn are 8 m and 5 m in length. The measure between them is 6 m. If we cover the lawn with carabao grass that costs 35.00 per sq m, how much will we spend t

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Question 1071652: the parallel sides of a lawn are 8 m and 5 m in length. The measure between them is 6 m. If we cover the lawn with carabao grass that costs 35.00 per sq m, how much will we spend to cover the entire area?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a trapezoid with area=(1/2)h(b1+b2)
=(1/2)6(8+5)=3*13=39 m^2
$35/m^2*39m^2=$1365