Area of Parallelograms

Label the measurements on the parallelogram:​

b

a

base

height

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Paul is planning to paint his room and Bella is helping him. They need to know how much paint they need. What does the 'area' of the room mean in this context?

• the distance around the room

• half the distance around the room

• the amount of space outside the room

• the amount of space inside the room

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Shekinah and Janelle are architects who are designing a new park. They have decided to include a parallelogram-shaped flower bed in their design. Bella, their assistant, has drawn a sketch of the flower bed. Can you help them calculate the area of the flower bed in Bella's sketch?

• 56cm²

• 28cm²

• 32cm²

• 16cm

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Amir, Nayelie, and Bella are planning to construct a picnic table. They've decided to make the tabletop a parallelogram shape. Can you help them find the area of the tabletop of their picnic table?

• 46 in²

• 60 in²

• 56 in²

• 120 in²

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Amir and Janelle are architects who are designing a new park. They need to calculate the area of a parallelogram-shaped flower bed. Can you help them out?

• 12 units²

• 10 units²

• 13 units²

• 6 units²

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Mason, Paul, and Shekinah are planning to build a vegetable garden in their backyard. They need to calculate the area of the rectangular plot they have chosen. Can you help them figure it out?

• 15 sq cm

• 15 cm

• 2 

• 16 cm

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Janelle, Alyssia, and Paul are on a field trip to an ancient castle. They discover a mysterious pattern on the castle floor. Can you help them calculate the area of this pattern?

• 10 cm²

• 24 cm²

• 12 cm²

• 20 cm²

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Alyssia, Paul, and Bella are playing a game of 'Guess the Area' in their backyard. They see a square-shaped garden patch. Can you help them guess the area of the garden patch?

• 3 sq units

• 6 sq units

• 12 sq units

• 9 sq units

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Paul, Mason, and Janelle are participating in a math competition. They are given a task to calculate the area of a farmer's field which is in the shape of a parallelogram. Can you help them out? What's the correct formula to calculate the area of a parallelogram?

• A = b + h

• A = 2bh

• A = bh

• A = b - h

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What does it mean to decompose a shape?

• the distance from the base to the opposite side of a shape.

• the decaying of matter.

• to break shapes into parts and make new shapes.

• finding the area of a shape using tiles.

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