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Example Questions

Example Question #711 : High School Math

What is the area of a rectangle with width  and length ?

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Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length times the width.

Example Question #15 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle In Pre Algebra

The area of a particular rectangle is . If the length of the rectangle is twice the width, what is the width of the rectangle? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The forumla for the area of a rectangle is Length X Width. Here, that would be Width X 2Width (length). Solving for width, you get 

. Dividing by 2 and taking the square root of each side gives us

. Thus, the width of the rectangle is  units.

Example Question #16 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle In Pre Algebra

A square has a perimeter of . Find the area of the square.

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Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a square is  ( = side length of the square).

If the perimeter is , then the side length is .

Then, to find the area of the square, square the side length ()

Thus, the area of the square is .

Example Question #1 : Isosceles Triangles

One side of an acute isosceles triangle is 15 feet.  Another side is 5 feet.  What is the perimeter of the triangle in feet?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because this is an acute isosceles triangle, the third side must be the same as the longer of the sides that you were given.  To find the perimeter, multiply the longer side by 2 and add the shorter side.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of ?

To solve this question you must know the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

The formula is 

So we can plug in the side length for both base and height to yield 

Perform the multiplication to arrive at the answer of .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this question you must know the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

The formula is .

So we can plug in the side length for both base and height to yield

Perform the multiplication to arrive at the answer of .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the are of a parallelogram, use the equation:

Substitute the given values for base and height into the formula:

Example Question #712 : High School Math

Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of 15 inches and a base of 10 inches. 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is base times height, or .

A = b * h = 10 * 15 = 150

Example Question #713 : High School Math

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

, where B is the base and H is the height.

Plug in the given values:

 

Example Question #38 : Area Of A Figure

A parallelogram has a base which is  feet long and another side of  feet. The height of the parallelogram is  feet. What is the area of the parallelogram? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is: 

We know that that base of this parallelogram is  feet and the height is  feet. Thus, by this formula we have that: 

 feet squared. 

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