Question

What is the area, in square units, of the parallelogram shown?

Answer 1

A = 16 units²

Explanation:

the area (A) of a parallelogram is calculated as

A = bh ( b is the base and h the perpendicular height )

here b = 6
`(2)/(5)` and h = 2
`(1)/(2)` , then

A = 6
`(2)/(5)` × 2
`(1)/(2)` ← convert mixed numbers to improper fractions

=
`(32)/(5)` ×
`(5)/(2)` ( cancel 5 on numerator and denominator )

= 32 ×
`(1)/(2)`

= 16 units²