Parallelogram Area Review - Triangle Area Intro

Mason is planning to paint his room. Which of the following represents the area that Mason needs to paint?

• 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

Name that shape.

• quadrilateral

• quadrilateral, parallelogram

• quadrilateral, rectangle

• quadrilateral, rhombus

In a field, Mason and Nayelie are trying to set up a tent in the shape of a parallelogram. The base and height of their tent are always _________.

• Parallel

• Polygons

• Five

• Perpendicular

Amir and Mason are architects designing a building. They decide to use a parallelogram shape for the building's facade. They know that in a parallelogram, the opposite sides are always _________.

• Parallel

• Polygons

• Five

• Perpendicular

Mason and Bella are trying to find the area of a parallelogram-shaped field. Can you help them by telling what is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

• base x height

• (base x height) ÷ 2

Mason and Shekinah are working on a project to build a model of a city. They decided to include a park in their model. The park is shaped like a parallelogram. Can you help them find the area of the park?

• 14.5 ft²

• 48.5 ft²

• 52 ft²

• 7.3 ft²

Alyssia and Janelle are working on a school project to create a poster. They decided to make the poster in the shape of a parallelogram. What is the area of the parallelogram?

• 88 inches²

• 60 inches

• 88 inches

• 60 inches²

Bella is helping Mason to build a rectangular garden. The area of the garden is 120 ft² and the length is 15 ft. Can you help Janelle to find out the width of the garden?

• 8 ft

• 8 ft²

• 1800 ft

• 0.075 ft

Amir is building a kite. If the base of the kite is 4 units, what is the height of the kite?

• 3 units

• 4 units

• 6 units

• 8 units

Amir is helping Bella to make a kite. They need to calculate the area of the kite, which is in the shape of a triangle. What formula should they use?

• base x height

• (base x height) ÷ 2