Question

Jasmine correctly determined the area of this parallelogram by adding the areas of the triangles and rectangle.

Answer 1

20

72

112

Explanation:

Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x width

⇒ area of each triangle = 1/2 x 5 x 8 = 20 m²

Area of rectangle = width x length

⇒ area of the rectangle = 8 x 9 = 72 m²

Total area = (2 x 20) + 72 = 112 m²