Question

I need help figuring out the answer … I’m confused

Answer 1

1st step. Calculate the area of the parallelogram

We can use the following formula:

$A=b\cdot h$

where,

base, b = 9 km

height, h = 5 km

Therefore,

$A=9\cdot5=45$

The area of the parallelogram is 45 km^2

2nd step. Calculate the area of the triangle

Let's use this formula:

$A=\frac{b\cdot h}{2}$

where,

base, b = 6 km

height, h = 3 km

Therefore,

$A=\frac{6\cdot3}{2}=9$

The area of the triangle is 9 km^2

3rd step. calculates the ratio of the area of the parallelogram to the area of the triangle

$r=\frac{A_P}{A_T}=\frac{45}{9}=5$

Answer: the area of the parallelogram is 5 times greater than the area of the triangle.