SOLUTION: A parallelogram has a height of 12 meters and an area of 96 square meters. How many meters long is the parallelograms base?

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Question 408106: A parallelogram has a height of 12 meters and an area of 96 square meters. How many meters long is the parallelograms base?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of the parallelogram is S=h%2Ab, when h - is height, b - is a base
from this formula b=S%2Fh
b=96%2F12
b=8 meters
Answer: the base is 8 meters