Comparing Areas of a Trapezoid and Parallelogram

Easy Quantitative Comparisons Geometry Comparisons

Consider a trapezoid and a parallelogram. The trapezoid has bases of lengths 10 units and 6 units, and a height of 4 units.

Figure A: The area of the trapezoid.

Figure B: The parallelogram has a base of 8 units and a height of 5 units.

Which figure has a greater area?

The area of the trapezoid is greater.

The area of the parallelogram is greater.

The areas are equal.

It cannot be determined.

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