A family is ordering grass sod for a portion of their backyard as shown in the diagram. How many square yards of grass sod do they need?

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asked Aug 28, 2018 42.6k views

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Matthew Read · Answer 1 · 2018-09-01T02:08:28+0000

Answer: 42 square yards

Explanation:

Given: A family is ordering grass sod for a portion of their backyard as shown in the diagram.

In the given diagram we have a parallelogram with base = 7 yd

and height = 6 yd

We know that the area of parallelogram is given by :-

$\text{Area}=base* height$

Therefore, the area of the given portion will be :-

$\text{Area}=7*6=42\ yd^2$