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Alanna is painting a border on a wall. The border consists of kite-shaped figures as shown. Each kite measures 6 inches across and 12 inches long. The wall is 12 feet across. How many square inches of the wall will be covered with kites2164328641,728

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Answer864 in²Step by step explanationlet's find the area of the kite.Area of a kite=(1/2)*[d1*d2], where d1 and d2 are the diagonalsArea of the kite=(1/2)*[6*12]Area of the kite 36 in²The wall is 12 feet across. Convert 12 feet into inches1 feet = 12 inches12 feet =  12*12 = 144 inNow find the number of kite to paint.144/6 =  24 Now let's find the number of square inches of the wall to be covered withkites24*area of the kite= 24*36= 864 square inchesThank you.