SOLUTION: The base of a parallelogram is 28.4 centimeters. The height is one fourth of the base. Find the area of the parallelogram

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Question 455343: The base of a parallelogram is 28.4 centimeters. The height is one fourth of the base. Find the area of the parallelogram
Answer by ilana(307)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a parallelogram is base times height.
The height is one-fourth times the base, or 28.4/4 = 7.1 cm.
So the area is (28.4)(7.1) = 201.64 cm^2.

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