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Find the area of a parallelogram with base b and height h.
b = 87 cm
h = 18.6 cm
Area = base times height
To find the area of a parallelogram, you can use the formula:
Area = base x height
Given that the base (b) is 87 cm and the height (h) is 18.6 cm, you can substitute these values into the formula to find the area.
Area = 87 cm x 18.6 cm
To multiply these two numbers, you can use a calculator or perform the multiplication manually by following these steps:
1. Multiply the ones column numbers: 7 x 6 = 42
2. Write down the 2 and carry over the 4 to the tens column.
3. Multiply the tens column numbers: 8 x 6 = 48.
4. Add the carried over number (4) to the product: 48 + 4 = 52.
5. Write down the 2 and carry over the 5 to the hundreds column.
6. Multiply the hundreds column numbers: 8 x 1 = 8.
7. Add the carried over number (5) to the product: 8 + 5 = 13.
8. Write down the 3 and carry over the 1 to the thousands column.
9. Multiply the thousands column numbers: 0 (since there is no thousands digit in 87).
10. Add the carried over number (1) to the product: 0 + 1 = 1.
11. Write down the 1.
So, the product of 87 cm x 18.6 cm is 1624.2 cm².
Therefore, the area of the parallelogram is 1624.2 square cm.