What is the intervals of decreasing mean?

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(05.02) mr. morris is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. he must determine the area of the mainsail in order to buy the correct amount of material. calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. describe their dimensions and show your work.

Emily convinced her mom to buy a giant box of her favorite cereal. her mom doesn't think the box will fit on their shelf. the volume of the box is 1000 cm^3 . the base of the box is 25 cm by 10 cm