Question

Find the area of a parallelogram if a base and corresponding altitude have the indicated lengths.
Base 1 1/2 feet, altitude 6 inches.
Area = sq. ft.

Answer 1

area = base * height

Answer 2

altitude = 6/12 ft

area = base*height = 3/2 * 6/12 sqft = 18/24 ft = 3/4 sqft

Answer 3

Because Area=Base*Height, you would set this Equation up:
A=18*6 (This is all inches)
A=108 Inches
But... you need feet, so 108/12= 9 so this is 9 square feet.

Answer 4

@candyme
u r making a very basic mistake....
first of all area = 108 sq.inch

soooo, u hv to convert it to sqft

to do that u hv to divide by 12*12
108 3
so Area in sq ft = ------- = ---- !!!!!! ☺
12*12 4

Answer 5

so if u want the answer in a decimal form then it is 0.75 sqft