Parallelograms

Area of Parallelograms

​MAP Testing Lesson 1

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

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What is a parallelogram?

Draw

Draw a parallelogram.

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

Area = bh

Let's try!

​What is the area of the parallelogram?

You can find the area of a parallelogram by multiplying its base, b, by its height, h.

Area = base x height

A = bh

This parallelogram has base b = 10 meters and height h =7 meters.

Multiply the base by the height to find the area in square meters.

A = bh

= (10)(7)

=70

The area of the parallelogram is

70 square meters.

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the parallelogram?

• 21 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 11 square feet

• 56 square feet

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 8 square units

• 6 square units

• 4 square units

• 2 square units

Multiple Choice

What is the area of this square?

• 9 square meters

• 18 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 81 square meters

Multiple Choice

What is the missing length?

• 15 cm

• 18 cm

• 20 cm

• 17 cm

Open Ended

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

​IXL

Seventh grade

Y.2

Area of rectangles and parallelograms