To find the area covered by 4 parallelogram-shaped paving stones, we need to first construct a rectangle using the dimensions given:
Height = 5 inches
Width = 8 inches
Since the paving stones are parallelogram-shaped, each paving stone would be half of the rectangle.
Area of the rectangle = Height x Width
Area of the rectangle = 5 inches x 8 inches
Area of the rectangle = 40 square inches
Therefore, the area covered by 4 paving stones would be half of the area of the rectangle, which is:
40 square inches / 2 = 20 square inches
So, the area covered by 4 paving stones would be 20 square inches.