Question

The area of this parallelogram is 120 yd2. Find the value of x.

Answer 1

x=15

Explanation:

First, we can note that if the triangle created by the dash on the left side is moved over to the empty space on the right, it would create a rectangle.

The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying the base by the height.

So, we get

8*x=120

8x=120

x=120/8

x=15

Answer 2

`15yd`

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is
`base * height`.

The height is 8 yards and the base is x yards.

We were given that the area is
`120\:yd^2`.

We substitute the values to get:

`x\cdot 8=120`

Divide both sides by 8 to get:

`x=(120)/(8)`

`x=15`

Therefore the value of
`x` is 15 yards.