Area of Parallelograms

What does area mean?

• the distance around a shape

• the amount of space outside a shape

• half the distance around a shape

• the amount of space inside a shape

What is the formula to find the AREA of any parallelogram?

Area is measured in...

• cubic units

• square units

• units

• no units are needed

True or False: Any of the sides of a parallelogram can be its base. It does not have to be the bottom side.

• True

• False

The base and height of a parallelogram must be...

• opposite

• perpendicular (at a right angle)

• parallel (at a wrong angle)

• a dashed line

Select the parallelogram that does not have a correct height labeled for the given base.

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• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Find the area:

• 40 in²

• 20 in²
• 26 in²
• 13 in²

What is the base of the parallelogram?

• 30 m

• 6 m

• 25 m

• 5 m