Question

What is the area of this parallelogram? 28 m² 56 m² 84 m² 120 m²

Answer 1

Answer:

84 m² is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

first, split the parallelogram into three shapes: the two triangles on either side of the shape, and the rectangle in the middle.

the formula for the area of a triangle is base x height / 2. all of the measures are indicated in the picture so that means that 4 x 7 / 2 = 14. since there are two triangles, add 14 + 14 = 28.

then, find the area of the rectangle. the area of a rectangle is length x width. 8 x 7 = 56.

56 + 28 = 84.