Vocabulary
What is area?
The space inside a two-dimensional figure
Find the area of a square that has a side length of 12 cm.
A = 144 sq cm
Find the area of a right triangle with a base of 13 ft and a height of 4 ft.
A = 26 sq ft
A rectangle has an area of 24 sq in and the height is 4 in. What is the length of the base?
6 in
What is the base of a shape?
One side of a parallelogram or triangle
Find the area of a rectangle with a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm.
A = 40 sq cm
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 7.2 cm and a height of 8 cm.
A = 28.8 sq cm
A parallelogram has an area of 72 sq cm. Its height is 9 cm. What is the length of the base of the parallelogram?
8 cm
What is the height of a shape?
The classroom is getting a new pink rug. The rug measures 5 meters in length and 3 meters in width. How much space will the room need for the new rug?
15 sq m
Find the area of a triangle if it has a base of 6 m, a side of 5 m, and a height of 8 m.
A = 24 sq m
A parallelogram has an area of 30 sq m and has a side length of 4 m and a base of 10 m. What is the height?
3 m
How do you find the area of a triangle?
A=B x H / 2 or A=1/2BH
Mrs. Acosta wants to plant flowers in her backyard. Her backyard is 36 ft wide and 60 ft long. What is the area of ground that she can cover?
A = 2160 sq ft
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 9cm, side of 7cm, and height of 4cm.
A = 18 sq cm
The area of a rectangle is 42 sq cm. If the height is 12 cm, what is the base? (hint: it's a decimal)
3.5 cm
What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
Find the area of a rectangle that has a base of 6 1/2 cm and a height of 1/4 cm.
A = 13/8 sq cm = 1 5/8 sq cm
You are making a triangular flag for your advisory. The base of the flag is 12 in long. The height of the triangle is 8 in. What is the area of the flag?
48 sq in
A triangle has an area of 64 sq in and a height of 8 in. What is the base?
16 in