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What is the area, measured in square centimeters, of the green shape

pictured below? Do not include units in your answer.

What is the area, measured in square centimeters, of the green shape pictured below-example-1

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Answer:

21

Explanation:

To find the area of a parallelogram, we can split this shape up into a rectangle and two right triangles.

The rectangle:

The rectangle has dimensions of 4 by 3 centimeters therefore the area would be 4*3=12 cm squared

two right triangles:

The area of a triangle is 1/2 base * height, but since there are two triangles it would just be the base times the height. The base is 3 cm and the height is 3 so 3*3=9

Next, we add the two areas together: 12+9 = 21

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