Question

Find the area of a parallelogram with a height 15 cm and a base of 18 and 2/3 cm

Answer 1

Hello!

The formula for area of a parallelogram is $A = bh$, where $b$ is the base and $h$ is the height.

You're given the values of both the base and the height, so you can just plug these values into the formula for area. It will be easier to multiply if we convert the mixed number to an improper fraction first, so I'll do that.

$18 \frac{2}{3} = \frac{56}{3}$

$A = bh$
$A = \frac{56}{3} *15$
$A= \frac{56}{3} * \frac{15}{1}$
$A= \frac{840}{3}$
$A=280$

Answer:
The area of the parallelogram is 280 cm².