Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms and Rectangles

Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?

• 20 feet

• 40 ft

• 96 square feet

• 40 square feet

The distance around an object is called the 

• area

• perimeter

What is the area of this shape?

• 160 sq ft

• 26 sq ft

• 80 sq ft

• 52 sq ft

What is the height of this parallelogram?

• 1.8 m

• 2 m

• 2.5 m

• 4 m

A _______________ is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides.

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• triangle

• circle

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 42 square centimeters

• 40 square centimeters

• 40 centimeters

• 42 centimeters

• 13 centimeters

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 40 square feet

• 28 feet

• 16 square feet

• 100 square feet

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 84.24 square yards

• 18.5 square yards

• 84.24 yards

• 37 square yards

Perimeter is measured in:

• units

• cubic units

• square units

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

• A = Bh

• A = 1/3Bh

• A = 1/2bh

• A = bh