Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms

Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms

Today we will work on calculating both of these measures.

To Calculate the Area of a Parallelogram:

BASE x HEIGHT

Multiple Choice

What would you multiply to find the area of this parallelogram?

• b x h

• a x b x h

• h x b

• a x h

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true?

• The area is 48cm2

• The height is 6cm

• The perimeter is 38cm

• Base x height is 8 x 6