Question

Mr. Morris is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. He must determine the area of the mainsail in order to buy the correct amount of material. Calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. Be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. Describe their dimensions and show your work.
Parallelogram with base of 14 feet, height of 12 feet, and triangle base of 3 feet.

Answer 1

The answer would be 204 because
12x3 = 12x1 1/2
12x1 1/2= 18
18+18=36
36

14x12= 168
168


168+36= 204