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PLESS I DONT WANT TO GET BEAT TODAY BY MY MOM PLESSSS HELP ME х у х Note: Figure is not drawn to scale. If x = 5 units, y = 15 units, and h = 8 units, find the area of the parallelogram shown above using decomposition. OA. 120 square units OB. 40 square units OC. 160 square units OD. 80 square units​

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Answer:

160 square units

Explanation:

First, lets focus on the triangles.

To find the area of a right triangle, we need to multiply the length by the width, and divide by 2.

(5 * 8) / 2 = 20

(And since there is two triangles, the area of the two is 40.)

To find the area of a rectangle, we need to multiply the length by the width.

15 * 8 = 120

Now we add all the areas together.

120 + 20 + 20 = 160

Is the answer is 160 square units.

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