Reanna was asked to find the area of the following parallelogram. she measured the lengths of the sides, and then multiplied 6 centimeters by 4 centimeters. her answer was 24 cm 2. which of the following statements is true?

a. reanna's answer is correct.
b. reanna should have multiplied 6 centimeters by the vertical height.
c. reanna should have multiplied her answer by.
d. reanna should have added all of the sides together.

The correct option is b.

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of parallelogram is

Where, b is base and h is vertical height.

It is given that the lengths of the sides are 6 cm and 4 cm.

To find area of parallelogram Reanna multiplied 6 centimeters by 4 centimeters. Her answer was 24 cm 2. Which is not correct.

Reanna should have multiplied 6 centimeters by the vertical height.

Therefore option b is correct.

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