Estimating and Finding Areas of Trapezoids in 6th Grade

A trapezoid has bases of 8 cm and 5 cm, and a height of 4 cm. Estimate the area using a diagram. What is the area of the trapezoid?

• 26 cm²

• 15 cm²

• 30 cm²

• 20 cm²

A park is shaped like a trapezoid with a longer base of 20 m, a shorter base of 12 m, and a height of 10 m. How much area does the park cover?

• 160 m²

• 150 m²

• 180 m²

• 200 m²

A trapezoidal garden has a top base of 6 ft, a bottom base of 10 ft, and a height of 5 ft. If you want to plant grass in the garden, how many square feet will you need?

• 50 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 25 square feet

A trapezoid has an area of 50 square meters. If the lengths of the bases are 10 m and 6 m, what is the height of the trapezoid?

• 7 m

• 8 m

• 6.25 m

• 5 m

A school playground is in the shape of a trapezoid with bases measuring 15 m and 25 m, and a height of 8 m. How much area is available for the children to play?

• 160 m²

• 200 m²

• 120 m²

• 80 m²

You are designing a trapezoidal flower bed with a top base of 4 ft, a bottom base of 10 ft, and a height of 3 ft. What is the area of the flower bed?

• 15 sq ft

• 21 sq ft

• 18 sq ft

• 25 sq ft

A trapezoidal table has a top base of 2 m, a bottom base of 4 m, and a height of 1.5 m. Calculate the area of the table's surface. How does this area compare to a rectangular table of the same height?

• The area of the trapezoidal table is 3 m², which is equal to the area of a rectangular table of the same height.

• The area of the trapezoidal table is 5 m², which is greater than the area of a rectangular table of the same height.

• The area of the trapezoidal table is 4 m², which is more than the area of a rectangular table of the same height.

• The area of the trapezoidal table is 4.5 m², which is less than the area of a rectangular table of the same height (6 m²).

A trapezoid has bases of 14 cm and 6 cm, and a height of 5 cm. If you want to cover it with tiles that are 1 cm² each, how many tiles will you need?

• 30

• 60

• 40

• 50

A trapezoidal roof has a top base of 12 ft, a bottom base of 18 ft, and a height of 6 ft. What is the area of the roof? How would you estimate this area using a diagram?

• 90 square feet

• 108 square feet

• 72 square feet

• 84 square feet

A trapezoidal swimming pool has a longer base of 30 m, a shorter base of 20 m, and a height of 10 m. What is the area of the pool? If you want to cover it with a tarp, how much tarp will you need?

• 250 m²

• 150 m²

• 200 m²

• 300 m²