Question

A quilt design uses parallelogram- shaped pieces that have a base measure of 6 in and a height of 8 in. If 15 pieces are used in quilt, what is the total area of the parallelogram- shaped pieces in the quilt?

A. 150 in

B. 360 in

C. 720 in

D. 1,440 in

Answer 1

@geerky42 @Zale101

Answer 2

so each piece has base of 6in and height of 8in. can you find area for each piece?

Answer 3

do you times them together

Answer 4

yeah. base times height

Answer 5

so do you know the area of each piece?

Answer 6

48

Answer 7

yep. and there is 15 pieces in total, so...

Answer 8

i dont get what i have todo at this step

Answer 9

48 *15

Answer 10

ok so each piece has area of 48in^2, right? if there is 15 of them, what is total area of all of them together?

Answer 11

i got c from doing 48*15=720 is it C

Answer 12

yep

Answer 13

is it C

Answer 14

yes