2 Swimming Pools have the same area. One is circular and has a diameter of 12 feet. The other
is a parallelogram with a height of 3 feet. What is the length of pool that is shaped like a
parallelogram?

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2 Swimming Pools have the same area. One is circular and has a diameter of 12 feet. The other
is a parallelogram with a height of 3 feet. What is the length of pool that is shaped like a
parallelogram?

phi · Answer

do you know how to find the area of a circle?  what is the formula ?

darkbeautystar · Answer

I already know the area of the circle is 113.1

phi · Answer

ok.  
Just to be sure, do they give the volume of either pool ?

darkbeautystar · Answer

No

phi · Answer

any more info?

The reason I ask, is they say the "height" of the second pool.
unless that is the width, we can't do the problem

darkbeautystar · Answer

So here is the info I have:

Both pools have the same area

The circle pool has a diameter of 12 feet

The other one is a parallelogram with a height of 3 feet

darkbeautystar · Answer

And it wants to know the length of the parallelogram pool

darkbeautystar · Answer

I'm pretty sure that it is 37.7

phi · Answer

If that is all the info there is, this is a terrible question.

if we have to assume they made a mistake and mean the width is 3
then we do
3*x= 113.1
x= 113.1/3 =  37.7  (or more exactly 12pi)

misssmartiez · Answer

Sorry I was late, I was helping someone, looks likes you have it covered though!