Find the area of the trapezoid at the right

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The number of branches on a tree demonstrates the fibonacci sequence. how many branches would there be on the next two levels of this tree? 13 | | | m branches

Tessa bought stock in a restaurant for $253.00. her stock is now worth $333.96. what is the percentage increase of the value of tessa's stock? a.) 81% b.) 32% c.) 24% d.) 76%