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MCAS QUESTION OF THE DAY:
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2009 Spring Release, Mathematics - Grade 8
Question 1 - Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Measurement
Standard: 8.M.3 - Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and apply formulas and procedures for determining measures, including those of area and perimeter/circumference of parallelograms, trapezoids, and circles. Given the formulas, determine the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms, cylinders, and spheres. Use technology as appropriate.

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A parallelogram and some of its dimensions are shown below.
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What is the area of the parallelogram?
 
 		 

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