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Parallelograms have opposite sides that are parallel. Rectangles have four right angles. Rectangles are a subcategory of parallelograms.

Lydia draws a rectangle.

What must be true of her shape?
A.
It has no sides that are parallel and no right angles.
B.
It has no sides that are parallel and four right angles.
C.
It has opposite sides that are parallel and four right angles.
D.
It has opposite sides that are parallel and no right angles.

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The correct answer is:

C. It has opposite sides that are parallel and four right angles.

Since Lydia is drawing a rectangle, by definition, her shape must have opposite sides that are parallel (as all rectangles are parallelograms) and must also have four right angles.