SOLUTION: find the height of a parallelogram with a base of 12 yards and an area of 38 yards squared.

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Question 50057This question is from textbook Glencoe Mathematics
: find the height of a parallelogram with a base of 12 yards and an area of 38 yards squared. This question is from textbook Glencoe Mathematics

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Area = (base)(height) [Formula for the area of a parallelogram]
38=(12)(h) [Plug-in the values]
38/12=h [Solvd for h]
3.166=h
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Check:
38=(12)(3.166)
38 is equivalent to 37.992 [Close enough]