Question

a parallelogram has an area of 108 square inches. The base of the parallelogram is 18 inches. Explain how you could find the height of the parallelogram, then find the height. Show your work.

Answer 1

Height=6in

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Because the formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is base times height, you can divide the base of the parallelogram into the area to find the height.

A=bh

108=18h
divide both sides by 18 to find h

6=h

The height is 6 inches.