A parallelogram has sides measuring 23.8 m and 35.3 m. The height corresponding to the 23.8-m base is 9.9 m. Find the height, to the nearest tenth of a meter, corresponding to the 35.3-m base.

A. 8317.4 m

B. 14.7 m

C. 6.7 m

D. none of these

Question

A parallelogram has sides measuring 23.8 m and 35.3 m. The height corresponding to the 23.8-m base is 9.9 m. Find the height, to the nearest tenth of a meter, corresponding to the 35.3-m base.

A. 8317.4 m	

B. 14.7 m	

C. 6.7 m	

D. none of these

anonymous · Answer

I know the answers not B

anonymous · Answer

use proportions $$\frac{ 23.8 }{ 9.9 }=\frac{ 35.3 }{ x }$$

anonymous · Answer

u know how to do that?

anonymous · Answer

not really

anonymous · Answer

well look at my equation that i put up there and multiple 35.3 and 9.9

anonymous · Answer

then divide by 23.8

anonymous · Answer

it comes out to be 14.684 meters

anonymous · Answer

yeah i did that and i got 14.6836134. which rounds to 14.7 but im retaking the exam and i missed this question the first time and i put b and they said it was wrong

anonymous · Answer

well then the question is wrong, but your right :)

anonymous · Answer

ok ill email my teacher and have him look at it. the assignment was computer graded so its probably just a mistake. thank you

anonymous · Answer

no problem

anonymous · Answer

That is wrong.

anonymous · Answer

the area of parallelogram is : side times height corresponding to that side, so
23,8*9,9=35,3*h
h=6.6764
Correct answer is C. 6.7