Real-World Area Challenges: Parallelograms for 5th Graders

A gardener wants to plant grass in a rectangular area of his yard that is shaped like a parallelogram. If the base of the parallelogram is 10 feet and the height is 5 feet, what is the area of the grass he needs to plant?

• 70 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 50 square feet

• 25 square feet

A school is painting a mural on a wall that is in the shape of a parallelogram. If the base of the mural is 12 meters and the height is 4 meters, how many square meters will the mural cover?

• 60 square meters

• 24 square meters

• 36 square meters

• 48 square meters

A triangular park has a section that is shaped like a parallelogram. If the base is 15 yards and the height is 8 yards, what is the area of that section of the park?

• 100 square yards

• 90 square yards

• 120 square yards

• 150 square yards

A rectangular table has a top that is shaped like a parallelogram. If the base measures 6 inches and the height is 3 inches, what is the area of the table's top in square inches?

• 18 square inches

• 12 square inches

• 30 square inches

• 24 square inches

A farmer has a field in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of 20 meters and a height of 10 meters. How many square meters is the area of the field?

• 250 square meters

• 150 square meters

• 200 square meters

• 100 square meters

A piece of fabric is cut in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of 4 feet and a height of 2.5 feet. What is the area of the fabric in square feet?

• 6 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 10 square feet

A playground has a section that is a parallelogram with a base of 18 feet and a height of 6 feet. How many square feet is the area of the playground section?

• 90 square feet

• 120 square feet

• 72 square feet

• 108 square feet

A painting is created on a canvas that is shaped like a parallelogram. If the base of the canvas is 9 inches and the height is 5 inches, what is the area of the canvas in square inches?

• 30 square inches

• 45 square inches

• 40 square inches

• 50 square inches

A sports field is designed in the shape of a parallelogram. If the base is 25 meters and the height is 12 meters, what is the area of the sports field?

• 250 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 400 square meters

• 350 square meters

A rectangular garden has a section that is a parallelogram with a base of 14 feet and a height of 7 feet. How many square feet is the area of that section of the garden?

• 120 square feet

• 56 square feet

• 98 square feet

• 70 square feet