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A parallelogram has sides 24m and 5m. The height corresponding to a 24m base is 4m. What is the height corresponding to a 5m base?

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To solve this problem, you simply have to do base 1 * height 1 = base 2 * height 2. Plugging our numbers in gives us 24 * 4 = 5 * height 2. Solving it out, we get 19.2 as our missing height. 
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