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Question
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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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160 square inches
160 square inches
40 square inches
40 square inches
128 square inches
128 square inches
52 square inches