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Jane moves from a house with 71 square feet of closet space to an apartment with 45.44 square feet of closet space. what is the percentage decrease of jane’s closet space?

Thanh and her crew are building a stage in the shape of a trapezoid for an upcoming festival. the lengths of the parallel sides of the trapezoid are 14 ft and 24 ft. the height of the trapezoid is 12 ft. what is the area of the stage? enter your answer in the box. ft²