Question

What is the area, in square units, of the parallelogram shown below? A parallelogram ABCD is shown with height 9 units and base 7 units.

A. 21 square units
B. 56 square units
C. 63 square units
D. 81 square units

Answer 1

63

The triangle can be moved to the other side making the parallelogram a rectangle with a length and width of 7 and 9

7 x 9 = 63

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 63 square units

Explanation:

Area of a parellelogram = b x h

7 x 9 = 63 square units