Brian frosted a cake top shaped like a parallelogram with a base of 13 inches and a height of 9 inches. nancy frosted a triangular cake top with a base of 15 inches and a height of 12 inches . which cake's top had a greater area?how much greater was it?
Accepted Solution
A:
Parallelogram Formula= A=bh A=13*9=117in Triangle Formula= A=1/2bh A=1/2*15*12=90in Brian's cake top has a greater area, and by 27 inches.