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The ratio of the areas of two similar

parallelograms is 4:1. If the base of the
smaller parallelogram is 28 centimeters, find
the base length of the larger parallelogram.

User Chris Ladd
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Answer:

The base length of the larger parallelogram is 112 centimeters

Explanation:

Since the ratio is 4:1, we multiply the length of the smaller base (28), by 4 to find the length of the larger base.

4 x 28 is 112.

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