6.Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration of a parallelogram shows the following dimensions: The base is 12 feet. The perpendicular height from the top left vertex to the base is 7 inches. The height is drawn as a dashed line.
A pool company is installing a parallelogram-shaped swimming pool in a family’s back yard. Compose a rectangle to find the amount of area that the pool will take up in the yard. What is the area of the pool?
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_____square feet
The area of a parallelogram is calculated using the formula: Area = base x height. In this case, the base is 12 feet and the height is 7 inches (which is 7/12 feet).
Therefore, the area of the parallelogram-shaped swimming pool is:
Area = 12 feet x 7/12 feet = 7 square feet
So, the pool will take up 7 square feet in the yard.