At the school carnival, the sixth graders are making directional arrows, as shown below.
each arrow is to be painted red. how much area needs to be painted for 1 arrow?
26 square inches
29 square inches
32 square inches
44 square inches

We can separate this into a rectangle and a triangle and then find the areas of these shapes separately. The triangle has a height of 9 - 5 = 4 inches, and a base of 6 inches. The rectangle will have a width of 4 inches and a length of 5 inches. Use the formulas to find the areas of these shapes and then combine them to find the area of the entire arrow:

Triangle:







Rectangle:







Now add the two areas together:



So your answer is C.