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 20 feet, height of 15 feet, and triangular base of 4 feet.
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Answer 1

Rectangle: 15 x 20 = 300 ft^2
Triangle: 1/2 (4*15) = 30 ft^2
Therefore, the total area would be 300 + 30 + 30 = 360 ft^2