What is the area of the base of a rectangular parallelepiped with a volume of 732 dm³ and a height of 12 dm3?

The volume of a rectangular parallelepiped is equal to the product of the area of the base and the height:
V = Sh,
where S is the area,
h – height.
Since we know the volume and height, and we need to find the area, we derive S from this formula:
S = V: h
Let’s plug our values into the last formula:
S = 732: 12 = 61 (dm ^ 2) – base area.
Answer: the area of the base of a rectangular parallelepiped is 61 dm ^ 2.