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anonymous · Answer

@wolf1728  Hey, could you help me out again? I really appreciate your help all the time. You're a life saver.

paki · Answer

area of parallelogram = b*h.... put your values... and solve....

paki · Answer

@Burningitdown  here b is 38 and h is 35... show your work, so that we can help you....

anonymous · Answer

..Uh. I always have to use all of my numbers though?

paki · Answer

so what was the result...?

anonymous · Answer

1330..

paki · Answer

how...?

anonymous · Answer

I just used a calculator?

paki · Answer

can you show here, what you input in calculator....

anonymous · Answer

38x35

paki · Answer

yup, you were rite... .good... that's the answer... and remember the units too... correct...

anonymous · Answer

..Uhm. I'm confused because I have three numbers in my diagram and I am ignoring one of them.

paki · Answer

yeah,,, for this, have a look here... http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_parallelogram.html

anonymous · Answer

I'm still confused, thank you though. I just have to make sure I get this 100% correct, since I'm so far behind.

paki · Answer

just have a look over the link... you will be 100% satisfied then.... :)

anonymous · Answer

So in other words I just ignore that number completely.

paki · Answer

and life is a race... don't think you can't do anything... just say like "world is nothing and i am the only one here", then you will shine

wolf1728 · Answer

I'd say 1,330 also 
35 * 38

paki · Answer

these are the 3 inter-related items....

anonymous · Answer

Okay..Thank you both, I just got really confused.

paki · Answer

ahh pleasure sir...

anonymous · Answer

Miss, lol. xD

anonymous · Answer

I can't medal both of you, sorry.

paki · Answer

ahhh it's ok.... pleasure Miss :)

wolf1728 · Answer

That's okay about my not getting a medal.

whpalmer4 · Answer

@Burningitdown Putting in "extra" numbers like that tests your understanding of the concepts at hand, by forcing you to recognize which numbers are essential to solving the problem, and which are not.  Here, for example, you need to recognize that the height is 35 inches, and not the 44 inches you might (erroneously) take as the height if the 35 inches hadn't been marked on the diagram.

It is good to be suspicious when it looks like you might not be using "all of the pieces" but at the same time you need to understand that often you won't be using them all.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you.