Question

What is the area of the parallelogram?

A parallelogram is shown. The bottom side is labeled fifteen inches. A dotted line extends from the lower right corner of the parallelogram to the right. This line intersects a second dotted line that stretches from the upper right corner of the parallelogram downward, intersecting the first dotted line to form a right angle. This dotted line is labeled twelve inches.

fifty-four square inches

one hundred forty-four square inches

one hundred eighty square inches

two hundred twenty-five square inches

Answer 1

Area of a parallelogram is l times width when length and width are at right angles.

Answer 2

i dont get it

Answer 3

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_parallelogram.html

Answer 4

Does the picture help?

Answer 5

lil

Answer 6

i kinda still dont get it

Answer 7

This one might be better. http://www.mathopenref.com/parallelogramarea.html

Answer 8

I think that I would call the 15 inch side the base.

Answer 9

And the dotted 12 inch line the height.

Answer 10

Ale sense?

Answer 11

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