A rectangle and a parallelogram have the same base and height. Choose the correct phrase to compare the areas of the two figures.
The area of the rectangle is _ the area of the parallelogram.
Fill in the blank.

A) Less than
B) Equal to
C) Greater than

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?