Measurements Of Polygons And Circles Worksheets - Lance Mangham, 6th Grade Math, Carroll Isd Page 9

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Activity 10-5: Area of Parallelograms
Name:
Formula for the area of a parallelogram: A bh
=
Example: The height is measured straight up from the base. The height of this parallelogram is 4 m.
A bh
=
4 m
5 m
A
= •
8 4
2
32 m.
A
=
8 m
Find the perimeter and the area of each parallelogram. For the area, show all steps.
1.
2.
8 ft
10 ft
m
15 m
16 ft
m
3.
4.
3.6 cm
3.2 cm
6.5 cm
7.5 cm
5.1 cm
9.3 cm
5.
6.
90 ft
90 ft
2.0 m
1.8 m
0.7 m
100 ft
7.
The base of a parallelogram is 10 in. The height is 2 in. more than half the base. Find the area.
8.
The height of a parallelogram is 4.5 cm. The base is twice the height. What is the area?
2
9.
The area of a parallelogram is 60 ft.
The height is 5 ft. How long is the base?
2
10. The area of a parallelogram is 275 cm.
The base is 25 cm. Find the height.
Mr. Mangham wants to figure out how many bags of fertilizer he needs to cover his yard. You
11.
know the following: the area of the yard, area each bag of fertilizer can cover, cost of each bag,
weight of each bag. How would you determine the number of bags needed?
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Created by Lance Mangham, 6
grade math, Carroll ISD

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