To find the area of a parallelogram, you use the formula:
\[ \text{Area} = \text{Base} \times \text{Height} \]
In the given problem, the base of the parallelogram is 16 inches and the height (the perpendicular distance from the base to the top side) is 12 inches.
Using the formula:
\[ \text{Area} = 16 \, \text{inches} \times 12 \, \text{inches} = 192 \, \text{square inches} \]
So, the area of the parallelogram is:
\[ 192 \, \text{square inches} \]
Area and Volume Unit Test
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An illustration shows a parallelogram with the right side as 16 inches. A perpendicular dotted line from top right vertex to the left side is 12 inches. The perpendicular line makes one right angle symbol with right side and two right angle symbols with the left side.
What is the area of the quadrilateral?
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