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Question
Find the area of a parallelogram whose base is 12cm and the height is 5cm.
Solution
Area of a parallelogram with base b and height h is A = b x h
∴ Area of a parallelogram with base 12cm and height 5cm is A = 12 x 5 = 60cm2.
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