A pool company is installing a parallelogram-shaped swimming pool in a family’s back yard. Compose a rectangle to find the amount of area that the pool will take up in the yard. What is the area of the pool?

Question

Given
12 ft
7ft

Answer 1

To find the area of a parallelogram, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = \text{base} \times \text{height} \]

In this case, you provided two dimensions: 12 ft and 7 ft. We will assume that 12 ft is the base of the parallelogram, and 7 ft is the height.

Now, substitute the values into the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = 12 , \text{ft} \times 7 , \text{ft} = 84 , \text{ft}^2 \]

So, the area of the pool will take up 84 square feet in the yard.