Area of Parallelogram
Area of Triangle
Formulas
Word Problems #1
Word Problems #2
100

What is the area of a Parallelogram with a base of 7 yd and a height of 5 yd?

What is 35 square yards

100

What is the area of a triangle with base of 8 cm. and a height of 9 cm.

What is 36 square centimeters

100

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

 What is length x width.

100

State whether it is an area or perimeter problem. Then Solve.  Kaya is fencing a garden. The garden is 3 ft. wide and 10 ft. long. How many feet of fence will Kaya need?

What is perimeter; 26 feet

100

A farmer has cattle he wants to fence inside a square shape. One of the sides measures 4 yards. How much fence will the farmer need to fence in his cattle?

What is 16 yards

200

Parallelogram A has a base of 8 ft and a height of 7 ft. Parallelogram B has a base of 9 ft and a height of 10 ft. Which parallelogram has the greater area?

What is parallelogram B

200

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 7 inches and a height of 4 inches?

What is 14 square inches
200

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

What is a base x height.

200

State whether it is an area or perimeter problem. Then Solve.  Max wants new carpet for his room. The room is 6 yds long and 5 yds. wide. How many yards of carpet will he need?

What is area; 30 square yards
200

A rectangular rug is 10 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is its area and perimeter?

What is 30 square feet, and 26 feet.

300

Which figure has the greater area? A rectangle with base of 11 ft and a height of 6 ft A square with 8 ft per side. A Parallelogram with a base of 7 ft. and a height of 3 ft.  A rectangle with base of 10 ft. and a height of 5 ft.

A rectangle with base of 11 ft. and a height of 6 ft.

300

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 18 inches and a height of 19 inches?

What is 171 square inches

300

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

side squared

300

State whether it is an area or perimeter problem. Then Solve.  Terry drew a picture of his sister. It was 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. He wants to make a frame out of colored tape to put around the picture. How much tape will he need?

What is perimeter, 26 cm

300

Each side of a square garden is 7 yards long. What is the garden's perimeter?

What is 28 yards

400

What is the area of a parallelogram with a height of 5 ft. and a base of 13 ft.

What is 65 square feet

400

Jay says that a triangle has an area of 1,600 square inches.  The triangle has a height of 80 in. and a base of 20 inches.  Is he correct?

No. He forgot to divide by 2. The answer is 800 square inches

400

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

What is 1/2 x base x height

400

A triangle has sides of 4 ft., 5 ft., and 13ft. What is the perimeter in feet?

What is 22 feet

400

 The perimeter of a rectangular garage is 34 meters. It is 8 meters wide. How long is it?

What is 9 meters

500

Karl knows the area of a parallelogram is 54 square inches.  The base of this parallelogram is 9 inches. and the height is h inches.  What is the measure for the height of this parallelogram?

What is 6 inches

500

A spaceship has triangular shaped windows.  The base of each window is 9 cm. The height is h cm. The area of each window is 58.5 square centimeters. Find the height of each window.

What is 13 centimeters

500

The base of a parallelogram is 5cm and the height is 5 cm.  Alex said that the area of the parallelogram is 50 square cm. Myra said the area is 25 square cm. Which student is correct?

What is Myra

500

A right triangle has an area of 30 square feet. The height is 30 feet. What is the base?

What is 2 feet

500

 A triangular shaped garden is 12 meters wide and 20 meters long.

What is 120 square meters.