Work out the area of a parallelogram of base 6cm and height 8cm

The formula of a parallelogram is given to on a maths gcse paper

It is Area = base x height

You simple substitute the numbers in 6 and 8

6 x 8 = 48

the answer is 48 cm squared

you must remember the squared sign because you are working out the area of something

The formula to find the area of a parallelogram is: A=bh (b standing for your base, and h for height) You substitute 6 and 8 into your formula and your answer is 48cm^{2}