Pre-Algebra : Area of a Parallelogram

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Example Questions

Example Question #70 : Geometry

Find the area of a parallelogram in feet with a base of 11 inches and a height of 2 feet.

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Explanation:

Convert the base dimension to feet.  There are 12 inches in a foot.

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #21 : Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of the parallelogram if the base side is  and the height is .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the area of the parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Example Question #22 : Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of a parallelogram if the base is 13 and the height is 9.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the base and height into the equation.

When multiplying two integers first multiply the ones place from each integer:

The seven will stay in the ones place but the two will be carried over. Now multiply the one integer with the tens integer and add the carried over term to that:

The eleven represents the hundreds and tens spot. To get the final answer combine the ones digit to the hundreds and tens digit:

Example Question #23 : Area Of A Parallelogram

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

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the area formula of a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions.

Separate out the terms for clarity.

There are five  which could be combined as .  Multiply the integers as well.

The area is:  

Example Question #24 : Area Of A Parallelogram

Solve for the area of a parallelogram if the base is  and the height is .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the base and the height into the equation.

The area of the parallelogram is .

Example Question #25 : Area Of A Parallelogram

If the parallelogram base is 5 inches and the height is 8 inches, what must be the area of the parallelogram in inches?

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Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

Write the area formula for a parallelogram.

Substitute the dimensions into the formula.

The area is always in units squared.

Example Question #27 : Area Of A Parallelogram

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

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Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Substitute the base and the height into the formula and multiply the dimensions.

Example Question #28 : Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 9cm and height that is half the base.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find the area of a parallelogram is

where is the base and h is the height. We know the base is 9cm and the height is half of the base. Therefore, the height is 4.5cm. Substituting into the formula, we get

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