Question

A parallelogram has a base of 8.5 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is the area of the parallelogram

Answer 1

51cm^2

Explanation:

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

To work out the area of a parallelogram you would simply multiply the base of 8.5 by the height of 6, this gives you 51cm^2. This is because the formula for the area of a parallelogram is base multiplied by the height.

1) Multiply 8.5 by 6.

`8.5*6=51cm^2`