16. 3 points: Student accurately finds the area of the pentagon, shows work, and explains steps. Steps and explanation may vary. Sample response:
My first step was to decompose the pentagon into an isosceles triangle and a trapezoid. Then, I decomposed the isosceles triangles into two right scalene triangles. I found the total area of the two triangles by composing them into a rectangle with a width of 6 units and a height of 5 units = 30 units2. Next I found the total area of the trapezoid by moving a right scalene triangle from the left side of the trapezoid to the right side, creating a rectangle with a width of 8 units and a height of 5 units = 40 units2. I added the areas of both rectangles to find the total area of the pentagon. 30 units2 + 40 units2 = 70 units2. 6.G.1