Question

Lanie’s room is in the shape of a parallelogram.

The floor of her room is shown below and has an area of 108 square feet.
Lanie has a rectangular rug that is 6 feet wide and 10 feet long.
Will the rug fit on the floor of her room? Use the drop‐down menus to explain and show your answer.

A parallelogram with a base of nine feet and height of h feet

Use the area of the floor to find the
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of the parallelogram. It equals
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.
Both dimensions of the floor are
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the corresponding dimensions of the rug.
So, the rug
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fit in the room.

Answer 1

yes, it will fit.

Explanation:

10 x 6 = 60ft

she has an area of 108ft

yes, it will fit because 60ft is smaller than 108ft.