Missouri has a shape that is similar to a trapezoid with bases of about 198 miles and 276 miles and a height of about 270 miles. what is the area of missouri in square miles? explain how you found the answer.

  63,990 mi²

Step-by-step explanation:

We can find the answer by using the formula for the area of a trapezoid and putting in the given numbers.

  A = (1/2)(b1 +b2)h . . . . where b1, b2 are the base lengths; h is the height

  A = (1/2)(198 mi +276 mi)(270 mi)

  A = 63,990 mi²

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Comment on the area of Missouri

This estimate is about 8.2% low.

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