A family is ordering grass sod for a portion of their backyard as shown in the diagram. How many square yards of grass sod do they need?

Answer: 42 square yards
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: A family is ordering grass sod for a portion of their backyard as shown in the diagram.
In the given diagram we have a parallelogram with base = 7 yd
and height = 6 yd
We know that the area of parallelogram is given by :-
[tex]\text{Area}=base\times height[/tex]
Therefore, the area of the given portion will be :-
[tex]\text{Area}=7\times6=42\ yd^2[/tex]