Use the following information to answer questions 32-34.
Mikea, an intern with the Parks and Recreation Department, is developing a proposal for the new trapezoidal Springdale Park. The figure below shows her scale drawing of the proposed park with 3 side lengths and the radius of the merry-go-round given in inches. In Mikea’s scale drawing, 1 inch represents 1.5 feet.
33. Mikea’s proposal includes installing a fence on the perimeter of the park. What is the perimeter, in feet, of the park?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is E
Explanation
First, the length of the hypotenuse of the trapezoid is calculated to be 20, so the perimeter of the entire trapezoid is 28+16+20+40=104inches, and because one foot is equal to 1.5feet, the perimeter of the park is actually 1.5 times 104