To cover a garden path, a landscape designer plans to cover a walkway with parallelogram shaped paving stones. Construct a rectangle to find the area covered by 4 paving stones. What is the area in square inches
A: 40 square inches
B: 160 square inches
C: 52 square inches
D: 128 square inches
B: 160 square inches
To find the area covered by 4 parallelogram shaped paving stones, we need to first find the area of one paving stone and then multiply by 4.
Let's assume the dimensions of the parallelogram shaped paving stone are as follows:
Length = 10 inches
Width = 4 inches
The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is:
Area = Length x Width
Area of one paving stone = 10 inches x 4 inches = 40 square inches
To find the area covered by 4 paving stones:
40 square inches (area of one paving stone) x 4 = 160 square inches
Therefore, the correct answer is B: 160 square inches.