aheem designs the garden above. 1. Find the total area of the garden. (Hint: Split up the composite shape into shapes that you can find the area of!) (1 point) 2. Explain how you found the total area of this composite shape. (2 points) (3 points)
1. To find the total area of the garden, we need to split the composite shape into smaller shapes that we can easily find the area of.
The garden can be split into three shapes: a rectangle, a triangle, and a trapezoid.
The rectangle: Area = length x width = 10m x 6m = 60m²
The triangle: Area = 0.5 x base x height = 5m x 6m = 15m²
The trapezoid: Area = 0.5 x (base1 + base2) x height = 8m x (6m + 10m) = 8m x 16m = 128m²
Total area of the garden = 60m² + 15m² + 128m² = 203m²
2. To find the total area of the composite shape, I split it into smaller shapes that I could easily find the area of: a rectangle, a triangle, and a trapezoid. I calculated the area of each shape separately using the appropriate formulas and then added them together to find the total area of the garden.