Area of Parallelograms, Triangles, and Trapezoids | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Name the shape. Then, calculate the area.

This is a parallelogram with an area of 96 square yards.

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Find the area of the trapezoid.

The area is 12 square units.

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How many bases are there on a trapezoid?

There are 2 bases on a trapezoid. Each base is a different length.

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What shape is this?

trapezoid

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What's the base AND height of this shape?

The base is 7 units long and the height is 6 units.

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How do you find the area of a parallelogram?

You multiply its base times the height of the parallelogram.

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A parallelogram has a base of 5 meters and height of 12 meters. What's the area?

60 square meters

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Name the shape. Then, calculate the area.

This is a parallelogram with an area of 187 square inches

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How do you find the area of a triangle?

You multiply the base times the height and divide your answer by 2.

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What's the area of this polygon?

The area of this trapezoid is 216 square feet.

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What's the formula for finding the area of a trapezoid?

A = 1/2 x (base 1 + base 2) x height OR Add the two bases together (the parallel sides), multiply this by the height, and divide by 2.

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What is the name of this shape and what's the area?

The trapezoid has an area of 45 square units.

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Identify the shapes that are parallelograms.

Shapes B, C, and E are parallelograms. Squares and rectangles are types of parallelograms. Shape B is a square, C is a rectangle, and E is a parallelogram.

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