Find the missing height of a parallelogram
Work backward from the area: divide the area by the base.
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A parallelogram has an area of 54 cm² and a base of 6 cm. What is its height?
Answer: 9 cm
A parallelogram has an area of 56 cm² and a base of 7 cm. What is its height?
Answer: 8 cm
A parallelogram has an area of 25 cm² and a base of 5 cm. What is its height?
Answer: 5 cm
Tip: Work backward from the area: divide the area by the base.
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