Question

applications of area, surface area, and volume: tutorial
part a
help valerie decompose the shape into the fewest simple shapes. which shapes can you divide the figure into? how many of each shape do you get?

Explanation:

To decompose the figure into the fewest simple shapes, we can split it along the vertical edge to form one rectangle and one right trapezoid, or alternatively, form one rectangle and one triangle. The most efficient decomposition (fewest shapes) uses 2 total simple shapes.

Answer:

You can decompose the figure into 1 rectangle and 1 right trapezoid (2 shapes total), or 1 rectangle and 1 triangle (2 shapes total). The fewest number of simple shapes is 2, consisting of one rectangle plus one quadrilateral/triangle.