Respuesta :
We are given the dimensions of a parallelogram and are asked to estimate its area
Recall that the area of a parallelogram of base b and height h is given by the formula
[tex]A=b\cdot h[/tex]So the area of the parallelogram would be
[tex]3\frac{1}{4}\cdot5\frac{1}{2}[/tex]as 3 1/4 and 5 1/2 are mixed numbers, we need to transform them to fractions
Recall that given a mixed number of the form
[tex]a\frac{b}{c}[/tex]we can transform it into a fraction by multiplying the whole number by the denominator and adding the result to the numerator while leaving the denominator fixed. In this case, that is
[tex]a\frac{b}{c}=\frac{a\cdot c+b}{c}[/tex]So, applying this formula to both numbers, we get
[tex]3\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3\cdot4+1}{4}=\frac{13}{4}[/tex]and
[tex]5\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5\cdot2+1}{2}=\frac{11}{2}[/tex]so the area of the parallelogram would be
[tex]\frac{13}{4}\cdot\frac{11}{2}=\frac{143}{8}\approx18[/tex]so the area of the parallelogram is approximately 18 square yards
