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An illustration of a parallelogram shows the following dimensions: The base is 12 feet. The perpendicular height from the top left vertex to the base is 7 inches. The height is drawn as a dashed line.

A pool company is installing a parallelogram-shaped swimming pool in a family’s back yard. Compose a rectangle to find the amount of area that the pool will take up in the yard. What is the area of the pool?

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the area of the parallelogram-shaped pool, we need to first calculate the area of the parallelogram.

The area of a parallelogram is calculated by multiplying the base by the height. Since the height is not given in feet like the base, we need to convert it.

7 inches is equal to 0.583333 feet (since 1 foot = 12 inches).

So, the area of the parallelogram pool can be calculated as:

Area = base x height
Area = 12 feet x 0.583333 feet
Area = 7 feet

Therefore, the area of the parallelogram-shaped pool is 7 square feet.