How to find the area of a parallelogram - ISEE Lower Level Quantitative Reasoning
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What is the area of a parallelogram with a height of 
inches and a base of 
inches?
What is the area of a parallelogram with a height of
The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is the same as that of finding the area of a rectangle:
In this case, the area equals 
inches times 
inches, or 
.
The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is the same as that of finding the area of a rectangle:
In this case, the area equals
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Ted drew the parallelogram shown below.
What is the area of the parallelogram?
Ted drew the parallelogram shown below.
What is the area of the parallelogram?
The area of a parallelogram can be found by multiplying the base times the height. The height is the perpendicular distance between two bases. In the above parallelogram, the base is 8 and its height is 4, giving the equation 8 x 4 = A. The area is 32 square feet.
The area of a parallelogram can be found by multiplying the base times the height. The height is the perpendicular distance between two bases. In the above parallelogram, the base is 8 and its height is 4, giving the equation 8 x 4 = A. The area is 32 square feet.
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Wilhelmina drew the parallelogram below.
What is the area of the parallelogram?
Wilhelmina drew the parallelogram below.
What is the area of the parallelogram?
The area of a parallelogram can be found by multiplying the base times the height. The height is the perpendicular distance between two bases. In the above parallelogram, the base is 12 and its height is 6, giving the equation 12 x 6 = A. The area is 72 square millimeters.
The area of a parallelogram can be found by multiplying the base times the height. The height is the perpendicular distance between two bases. In the above parallelogram, the base is 12 and its height is 6, giving the equation 12 x 6 = A. The area is 72 square millimeters.
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Find the area of the following parallelogram.
Find the area of the following parallelogram.
In order to find the area of a parallelogram we use the equation 
In this case our values are 
So, our area is: 
In order to find the area of a parallelogram we use the equation
In this case our values are
So, our area is:
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Find the area of the following parallelogram.
Find the area of the following parallelogram.
The equation for the area of a parallelogram is 
.
In this case, our values are 
so, the area is: 
The equation for the area of a parallelogram is
In this case, our values are
so, the area is:
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
We have the area and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
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What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract 
from both sides
Divide 
by both sides
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract
Divide
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What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract 
from both sides
Divide 
by both sides
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract
Divide
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What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of 
and a width of 
What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract 
from both sides
Divide 
by both sides
We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown.
Subtract
Divide
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