Question

What is the length of the base of a parallelogram if it has an area of 120 square inches and a height of 8 inches?

Answer 1

`15` inches

Explanation:

Area of parallelogram = base × height or say `b×h`

Given: `h=8` inches
`" "Area=120` sq.inches

`=>120=8×b`

`=>120/8=b`

`=>cancel120^15/cancel8=b`

`=>15" inches"=b`