To find the area covered by 4 parallelogram-shaped paving stones, you would construct a rectangle with the dimensions of the paving stones - 5 inches by 4 inches.
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.
So, the area of the rectangle would be:
5 inches x 4 inches = 20 square inches
Since there are 4 paving stones covering this area, you would multiply the area of the rectangle by 4 to find the total area covered by the 4 paving stones.
20 square inches x 4 = 80 square inches
Therefore, the correct response is not provided in the given options.
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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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52 square inches
52 square inches
160 square inches
160 square inches
40 square inches
40 square inches
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