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An illustration shows a parallelogram that is divided into four equal sections by a horizontal and a vertical line intersecting at the center. Measurements are labeled on the bottom first section as follows: The base is labeled 8 inches and left side is 5 inches. The perpendicular height from the top left vertex to the base is 4 inches. The height is drawn in dashed line.
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?
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52 square inches
52 square inches
40 square inches
40 square inches
128 square inches
128 square inches
160 square inches
160 square inches
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To find the area covered by 4 paving stones in the shape of a parallelogram, you can simply calculate the area of one paving stone and then multiply it by 4.
The area of a parallelogram can be calculated using the formula: area = base x height.
In this case, the base of the paving stone is 8 inches and the height is 4 inches. Therefore, the area of one paving stone is 8 x 4 = 32 square inches.
To find the total area covered by 4 paving stones, you can simply multiply the area of one paving stone by 4: 32 x 4 = 128 square inches.
Therefore, the area covered by 4 paving stones in square inches is 128 square inches.