A window shaped like a parallelogram has an area of 18 1/5 square feet. The height of the window is 2 4/5 feet. How long is the base of the window? Thank you for the help

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-23T00:49:03

#B=6 1/2# feet

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The formula for the area of a parallelogram is:

#A_("Parallelogram") = Base * Height#

#18 1/5=B* 2 4/5#

#91/5=B* 14/5#

#91=14B#

#B=91/14=6 1/2# feet