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The base of a parallelogram is 6 units, and the height is 3 units. A segment divides the parallelogram into two identical trapezoids. The height of each trapezoid is 3 units. what is the area?

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Since a parallelogram has equal base sides and the height is 3, you can assume that the area is half of the original area. 6•6•3=108/2=54
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