Exploring Area Calculations of Parallelograms and Triangles

What is the definition of a parallelogram?

• A shape with two pairs of parallel sides

• A four-sided shape with all sides equal

• A shape with four right angles

• A polygon with five sides

How do you calculate the area of a parallelogram?

• Length plus width

• Base times height

• Length times width

• Half the base times the height

What makes a rectangle different from other parallelograms?

• All sides are equal

• Opposite sides are parallel

• It cannot have acute angles

• It has four right angles

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 15 feet and a height of 6 feet?

• 21 square feet

• 90 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 45 square feet

How is the area of a triangle related to the area of a parallelogram?

• It is half the area of a parallelogram

• It is the same as the area of a parallelogram

• It is one-fourth the area of a parallelogram

• It is double the area of a parallelogram

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 10 inches and a height of 8 inches?

• 40 square inches

• 20 square inches

• 80 square inches

• 18 square inches

How do you find the base of a parallelogram if you know its area and height?

• Add the area to the height

• Subtract the height from the area

• Divide the area by the height

• Multiply the area by the height

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 14 centimeters and a height of 8 centimeters?

• 56 square centimeters

• 112 square centimeters

• 22 square centimeters

• 28 square centimeters

If a parallelogram's area is 45 cm² and its height is 9 cm, what is its base?

• 4 cm

• 5 cm

• 9 cm

• 45 cm

For a triangle with an area of 35 square units and a base of 10 units, what is the height?

• 70 units

• 14 units

• 3.5 units

• 7 units