Area of Triangles

Area of Triangles

​​MAP Testing Lesson 2

​The formula for the area of a triangle is base times height

divided by 2.

Let's try it!

The base of this triangle is 12 units.

The height of this triangle is 4 units.

A = (12 x 4) / 2

A = 48/2

A = 24

So, the area of the triangle is 24 square units.

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the triangle?

• 42 square millimeters

• 21 square millimeters

• 84 square millimeters

• 13 square millimeters

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 90 square inches

• 19 square inches

• 45 square inches

• 92 square inches

Multiple Choice

A triangle has a base of 5 meters and a height of 4 meters. What is the area?

• 10 square meters

• 20 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 9 square meters

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the triangle?

• 2 square meters

• 1 square meter

• 4 square meters

• 8 square meters

IXL

SIXTH GRADE

FF.6

Area of triangles