SOLUTION: The area of a parallelogram is 24.96 cm squared. The base is 6.4 cm. If the measures of the base and height are each doubles, find the area of the resulting parallelogram.

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Question 75927: The area of a parallelogram is 24.96 cm squared. The base is 6.4 cm. If the measures of the base and height are each doubles, find the area of the resulting parallelogram.
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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+A=bh+
+24.96+=+6.4h+
+3.9+=+h+
Double each the length and height
+3.9+%2A+2+=+7.8+
+6.4+%2A+2+=+12.8+
+A+=+7.8+%2A+12.8+
+A+=+99.84+
if you look closely, when the lengths are doubled ... the area is quadrupled.
+24.96+%2A+4+=+99.84+
+99.84+=+99.84+