Each square in the grid below has area 1. Find the area of the irregular quadrilateral below. [asy] size( 200 ) ; int xmax = 9 ; int ymax = 8 ; path quad = (0,0)--(5,0)--(9,3)--(4,8)--cycle ; fill( quad , blue ) ; draw( quad , linewidth(2) ) ; for( int i=0 ; i<=xmax ; ++i ){ draw( (i,0)--(i, ymax) ) ; } for( int i=0 ; i<=ymax ; ++i ){ draw( (0,i)--(xmax, i) ) ; } [/asy]

i think the length is 12 and the width is 17

use distributive property on all like terms and change your signs if you have a double negative or if you have positive/negative

“a term can be a signed number, a variable, or a constant multiplied by a + sign or j sign. in , the terms are 5x , 3y and 8. when a term is made up of a constant multiplied by a variable or variables, that constant is called a coefficient.” i hope this you.