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Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumArea of a parallelogram

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A parallelogram has a base of 10 units and a height of 4 units. What is its area, in square units?

Answer: 40

Area = base × height = 10 × 4 = 40.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 14
14 adds the base and height.
If you answered 20
20 halves the product, as for a triangle.
If you answered 28
28 is the perimeter of a 10 by 4 rectangle.

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