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. I know you have to convert to either ft or in but cant figure which one. and then i think you use fractions and cross multiply but cant really figure it out. i stink at this.

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.  I know you have to convert to either ft or in but cant figure which one. and then i think you use fractions and cross multiply but cant really figure it out.  i stink at this.

anonymous · Answer

the area it asks for is sqaure feet, so your answer should be in feet :)

anonymous · Answer

is it 3/2 times .5/1?

anonymous · Answer

yup!

anonymous · Answer

so the answer would be 7.5 right?

anonymous · Answer

well thats not right.  the computer says its wrong.  ugg!

anonymous · Answer

3/2 * .5/1
3/2 * 1/2
3/4
:P

anonymous · Answer

its late and im dumb..lol i know its 1/2  thx so much