Question

The area of this parallelogram is 120 yd2. Find the value of x.
8 yd is the height​

Answer 1

x=15 yards

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is :
`base*height`

The formula for the length of the base is :
`base=(area)/(height)`

To work out the value of x you would divide the area of 120 by the height of 8, this gives you 15 yd. This is because the formula is base*height and so by dividing the the area by the height we are rearranging the formula to
`base=(area)/(height)`.

1) Divide 120 by 8.

`120/8=15 yards`