SOLUTION: THE AREA OF A PARALLELOGRAM IS 3.36 SQ FEET. THE BASE IS 2.8 FEET. iF THE MEASURES OFTHE BAS AND HEIGHT ARE EACH DOUBLE FIND THE AREA OF THE RESULTING PARELLELOGRAM. IS THE ANSWER

Question 125591: THE AREA OF A PARALLELOGRAM IS 3.36 SQ FEET. THE BASE IS 2.8 FEET. iF THE MEASURES OFTHE BAS AND HEIGHT ARE EACH DOUBLE FIND THE AREA OF THE RESULTING PARELLELOGRAM. IS THE ANSWER 12.32????
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The area of a parallelogram is given by , so if you double the base and double the height, you have . That means that if you double the base and you double the height, then the area is 4 times the original area.

This makes sense if you think about doubling the length and width of a rectangle, you would get a new rectangle that would be twice as high and twice as long so that 4 of the original rectangles would fit inside of it.
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