Area of Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals

A triangle has an area of 24 square centimeters. What could be the measures of the base and height of the triangle in centimeters? Select all the correct answers.

• b = 2 and h = 12
• b = 4 and h = 6
• b = 6 and h = 8
• b = 8 and h = 3
• b = 12 and h = 4

The sketch below shows the side view of a wooden bike ramp that Marco plans to build. If the area of the side of the ramp is 10 ft², what is the height of Marco’s bike ramp?

• 1 ft
• 2 ft
• 4 ft
• 5 ft

A parallelogram has a base of 9 mm and a height of 6 mm. A triangle has a base of 3 mm and a height of 12 mm. How many times greater is the area of the parallelogram than the area of the triangle?

• 0.75
• 1.5
• 2
• 3

What is the area of the figure below?

• 105 in.²
• 120 in.²
• 135 in.²
• 150 in.²

Bentley’s rectangular desktop measures 39 1/2 in. long and 24 3/4 in. wide. What is the area of his desktop?

• 977 5/8 in.²
• 965 1/4 in.²
• 937 1/2 in.²
• 936 3/8 in.²

James divided his garden into equal sections as shown in the diagram below. If James planted a different vegetable in each shaded section, how much of his garden did he use for each vegetable?

• 64 ft²
• 32 ft²
• 24 ft²
• 16 ft²