Find the base of a parallelogram with an area (A) of 72 square inches and height (h) of 6 inches. Use the formula for the area of a parallelogram, A=bh.
A) 1/12 inch
B) 432 inches
C) 66 inches
D) 12 inches
D) 12 inches
To find the base (b), we can rearrange the formula for the area of a parallelogram:
A = bh
72 = b(6)
72 = 6b
b = 72/6
b = 12
Therefore, the base of the parallelogram is 12 inches.