Finding Area of Parallelograms Given the Area

If the area for this parallelogram is 21 square units, what is the height? (That would be the missing number in this equation: 7 x ? = 21)

• 4

• 14

• 7

• 3

Find the area of the parallelogram.

• 12 units²

• 10 units²

• 13 units²

• 6 units²

Which number represents the height?

• 5

• 4

• 10

• 19

If the area for this parallelogram is 45 square inches, what is the base? That would be the missing number in this equation: 45 = ? x 5)

• 40 inches

• 7 inches

• 8 inches

• 9 inches

The base and height of a parallelogram must be...

• opposite

• at a right angle

• parallel

• a dashed line

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