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