50 points and brainliest! what is the area of this figure?

42 units²

Step-by-step explanation:

The figure is composed of a rectangle ( middle section) and 2 triangles with the same length base and height

Area of rectangle = 7 × 4 = 28 units²

Area of 2 triangles = 2 × × 7 × 2 = 14 units²

Area of figure = 28 + 14 = 42 units²

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

step-by-step explanation: