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Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumArea of a parallelogram

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A parallelogram has a base of 9 and a height of 4. What is its area?

Answer: 36

Area is base times height: 9 × 4 = 36.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 13
13 adds the base and height.
If you answered 18
18 halves the area as if for a triangle.
If you answered 26
26 is the perimeter of a 9 by 4 rectangle.

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