Question

giles made a parallelogram - shaped serving tray for his birthday party with the dimensions shown. what is the area of the serving tray? a. 184 square millimeters b. 2,035 square millimeters c. 368 square millimeters d. 1,017.5 square millimeters

Explanation:

Step1: Recall area formula for parallelogram

The area formula of a parallelogram is $A = base\times height$.

Step2: Identify base and height

The base of the parallelogram is $40 + 15=55$ mm and the height is $37$ mm.

Step3: Calculate the area

$A=55\times37 = 2035$ square - millimeters.

Answer:

B. 2,035 square millimeters