Question

A parallelogram has a base of 9 km and a height of 5 km. A triangle has a base of 6 km and a height of 3 km. How many times greater is the area of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

Parallelogram has greater area.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Base of parallelogram = 9 km

Height of parallelogram = 5 km

Base of triangle = 6 km

Height of triangle = 3 km

Find:

Greater area

Computation:

Area of parallelogram = Base x Height

Area of parallelogram = 9 x 5

Area of parallelogram = 45 km²

Area of triangle = (1/2)(b)(h)

Area of triangle = (1/2)(6)(3)

Area of triangle = (1/2)(18)

Area of triangle = 9 km²

Parallelogram has greater area.