The pair of figures to the right are similar. The area of one figure is given. Find the area of the other figure to the nearest whole number.
Area of smaller parallelogramequals8 ft squared
4 ft
16 ft
The ratio of the sides of the similar figures is 4:16, or 1:4.
If the area of the smaller parallelogram is 8 ft squared, then the area of the larger parallelogram can be found by taking 4 times the area of the smaller parallelogram.
8 ft squared x 4 = 32 ft squared
Therefore, the area of the larger parallelogram is 32 ft squared to the nearest whole number.