Question

Help with quick question on area of parallelogram.

Answer 1

@phi

Answer 2

do you know the formula for the area of a parallelogram ?

Answer 3

its just b*h

Answer 4

i just think im overthinking this way to much and it's confusing me.

Answer 5

so in this problem you know
b*h = 42

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

if we replace b with ⅓ of b or b/3
we get
b/3 * h = (b*h)/3

Answer 8

okay

Answer 9

if we replace h with 2h (i.e. twice as long) we would get
Area= b/3 * 2*h = (b*h) * ⅔

but we know what b*h is , so we can find the area of this new parallelogram

Answer 10

confused ?

Answer 11

kinda but im following you, i just dont know where to go next.

Answer 12

@phi

Answer 13

if you know b*h = 42
and we a draw a new shape, with the same h, but b is ½ as big
any idea what the area of the new shape is ?

Answer 14

no. ive never come across a problem like this. it makes me overthink.

Answer 15

ok, with pictures: