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Patty made a name tag in the shape of a parallelogram. Reilly made a rectangular name tag with the same base and height. Explain how the areas of the name tags compare.

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A parallelogram can be transformed into a rectangle with the same base and height. So, the area of a parallelogram and a rectangle with the same base and height will have the same area. Both shapes use the formula A = bh to find the area

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Answer:

A parallelogram can be transformed into a rectangle with the same base and height. So, the area of a parallelogram and a rectangle with the same base and height will have the same area. Both shapes use the formula A = bh to find the area

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