Since the roof is decreasing in height as it goes forward, I know that the slope must be negative. The equation to find the slope is rise/run. The vertical change, or the rise, is -6 feet, so that value goes on top of the fraction. The horizontal value, or the run, is 3 feet so that goes on the bottom of the fraction.
The formula to find the area of a parallelogram is: A=bh (b standing for your base, and h for height) You substitute 6 and 8 into your formula and your answer is 48cm^{2}