Question

Use the formula A=bh , where A is the area, b is the base length, and h is the height of the parallelogram, to solve this problem. Mr. Bill orders a parallelogram-shaped window for one of the rooms in the house he is building. The window has an area of 1440 square inches. The height of the window is 32 inches.

Answer 1

45 inches

Explanation:

A=bh

1440=b(32)

1440/32=b(32)/32

base=45 inches

Answer 2

We know that:

A = 1440
H = 32

So you need to work backwards to find base.

1440 / 32 = 45

We can check our work:

32 x 45 = 1440

B = 45