High School Math : How to find the area of a parallelogram in pre-algebra

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Example Question #712 : High School Math

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

Possible Answers:

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 ?

Possible Answers:

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 ?

Possible Answers:

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

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

A = b * h = 10 * 15 = 150

Example Question #2 : 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 ?

Possible Answers:

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? 

Possible Answers:

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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