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 four paving stones. One paving stone is 5 in by 8 in. What is the area of four paving stones in square inches?
(Please choose ONE answer choice)
A. 128 square inches
B. 52 square inches
C. 40 square inches
D. 160 square inches
C. 40 square inches
Explanation:
Each paving stone is a parallelogram with dimensions 5 in by 8 in. The area of one paving stone is 5 in * 8 in = 40 square inches. Since there are four paving stones, the total area covered by the four paving stones is 40 square inches * 4 = 160 square inches.