Pre-Algebra : Area of a Parallelogram

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Area

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

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Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #61 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram if the base length is  and the height is .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for thearea of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #62 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 4 and a height of 40.

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Explanation:

Write the formula to find the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #63 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram if both the base and height have a length of 10.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the area of the parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #64 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram if the base is 3 inches and the height is 8 inches.

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Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #65 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram if the base and height are  and , respectively.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.  Use the distributive property. The distibutive property means to multiply the monomial term, , to each term within the parentheses. Remember when like bases are multiplied, their exponents are added together. Thus resulting in the following area.

Example Question #66 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of  and a height of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula to find the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions. Use the distributive property.

Example Question #67 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram in  if the base is  and the height is .

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Explanation:

Convert the base from feet to inches.  There are  in a foot.  Multiply the base by .

Write the area for a parallelogram.

Substitute the new base and the height.

Example Question #66 : Geometry

Determine the area of a parallelogram with a base and height of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula to find the area of a parallelogram. Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #69 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram with the base of  and a height of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Remember, when multiplying fractions, multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.

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