Learn about the area of parallelograms with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The area of a parallelogram is the base multiplied by the perpendicular height. Substitute the values for the base and the perpendicular height into the formula 𝑨 = 𝒃𝒉, so 6 × 7 = 42.