Finding Area of Parallelograms Given the Area

Choose all of the following measurements that are important to finding the area of a parallelogram.

• 7cm

• 8cm

• 4cm

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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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

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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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

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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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

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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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

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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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

Label the measurements on the parallelogram:​

b

a

base

height

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

• 4.8 units

• 4 units

• 5 units

• 6 units

What is the area of this parallelogram?

• 4 sq cm

• 6 sq cm

• 12 sq cm

• 8 sq cm

What is the area of this parallelogram?

• 27 sq cm

• 5 sq cm

• 13 sq cm

• 36 sq cm