Question

jancie's cheerleading team designed two posters to hang around school to advertise their upcoming competition. the posters were shaped like parallelograms. the smaller of the two posters had a base of 6 1/2 feet and a total area of 16 1/4 feet. the larger poster had a base of 8 1/2 feet and a total area of 34 square feet. how much taller is the larger poster than the smaller poster?

Answer 1

1.5 ft

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is base times height.

So to find the height, you will need to use area/base

Small: 16.25/6.5=2.5 ft

Large: 34/8.5=4ft

4-2.5=1.5ft