Question

analia says she can find the area of the polygon shown by adding the area of a parallelogram and the area of a triangle. lets use analias method to find the area of the polygon. first, find the area of the parallelogram. area of parallelogram =? square units. area = base · height

Explanation:

Step1: Identify base and height

From the grid, base $b=5$ units, height $h=3$ units.

Step2: Apply parallelogram area formula

Use $Area = b \times h$.
$Area = 5 \times 3$

Answer:

15 square units