Parallelograms
Triangles
Trapezoids
Special Shapes/Composite Figures
Suprise Math Questions
100

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

b ⦁ h

100

Which measurement on a triangle do we never use?

The slanted measurement

100

What is the formula used to find the area of a trapezoid?

b1+b÷ 2 ⦁ h

100

How do you solve special shapes or composite figures?

Find the area of each smaller shape found in the larger shape, then add the areas together.

100

Finish this sentence that talks about solving algebra equations: "Whatever you do to one side of the equation you...."

Have to do to the other side.

200

What is the area of a rectangle with a base of 11cm and a height of 7cm?

77cm2

200

What is the formula to find the area of a triangle?

b ⦁ h ÷ 2

200

Finish the sentence: A trapezoid is half of a....

Hexagon

200

The floor in a classroom is made of two rectangles. One rectangle has a base of 25 ft with a height of 8 ft. The other rectangle has a base of 35 ft with a height of 25 ft. What is the total area of the floor?

1,075 ft2

200

Reduce the following fraction to its simplest form: 88/110

4/5 

300

If the area of a football field is 6,360 ydand the length is 120 yd, what is the width?

53 yd

300

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 12 ft and a height of 4 ft?

24 ft2

300

What is the area of a trapezoid with bases measuring 13 cm and 6 cm, with a height of 5 cm?

47.5 cm2

300

Eliza has an art project made of two triangles. She wants to figure out the area of the section she needs to color in by subtracting the smaller triangle's area from the bigger triangle. If the base of the smaller triangle is 8 cm and the height is 11 cm, while the base of the larger triangle is 20 cm and the height is 25 cm, what is the area of her project she needs to color in?

206 cm2

300

Turn the following fraction into a percent: 2/5

40%

400

Jill is creating a square garden in her backyard. She has enough wood to make each side measure 9 ft. What would the area of her garden be when it is finished?

81 ft2

400

What is the area of a triangle with a height of 4 in and a base of 3.5 in?

7 in2

400

True or False: The area of a trapezoid with a height of 5 yd and bases of 7 yd and 9 yd, would have an area of 40 yd2

True

400

Ferris is building a deck for his house that is horseshoe shaped and is made from three rectangles. The first rectangle has a base of 2 yd and a height of 1 yd. The other two rectangles both have a base of 1 yd and a height of 3yd. What is the total area of Ferris's deck?

8 yd2

400

Where would the decimal go in the answer of the following problem: 12.4 ⦁ 3.85 = 47740

47.740

500

The height of a parallelogram is 6.5 cm. The base is twice the height. What is the area of the parallelogram?

84.5 cm2

500

What is the area of a triangle with a height of 6.2 mm and a base of 14.3 mm?

44.33 mm2

500

Sebastian was solving for the area of a trapezoid where the bases were 4 m and 12 m. The height of this trapezoid was 8 m. When he was finished with the problem, he wrote down his answer as "Area=192 m2". Is Sebastian right or not? If not, what was his mistake?

No; Sebastian multiplied his bases instead of adding them.

500

A chess board is 12 inches long on each side. For a project at school, Westley needs to use 1/2 of the board. What is the area of the part of the chess board he will be  cutting off?

72 in2

500

Find a common denominator for the following fractions, then solve the problem, simplify if necessary: 

1/3 + 2/4

Common Denominator: 12

Answer: 10/12 = 5/6

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