Area of 2D Shapes

Ms. Phillips needs a new rectangular patio. It will be 14 meters long and 12 meters wide, with two identical triangular flower beds that have a base of 3 meters and a height of 2 meters. How much area will she need to pave?

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The area of a rectangle is found using what formula?

Ms. Sanders has a play area for her dogs in the back yard that she wants to cover in sod. The space is triangular in shape, with a base of 34ft and a height of 50 feet. How much sod will she need to cover the play area?

The area of a trapezoid is found using what formula?

(Assuming the top is square) Find the area:

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How is the area of a composite figure found?

The height must always be _______________ to the base.

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The area of a parallelogram is found using what formula?

Mrs. Chapman baked a tray of brownies for the family in a rectangular dish that measured 10in by 12 in. If each brownie is a 2in square, how many brownies has she made?

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Izzy wants to plant flowers in a flower bed in the shape of a parallelogram. The height of the flower bed is 7ft. If she has a packet of seeds that will cover 63 square feet, what is the longest base her parallelogram could have?

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The area of a shape is always measured using...

The area of a triangle is found using what formula?

The bases of a trapezoid must always be __________.

Ms. Summers wants to wallpaper a wall in Addie's room. The wall is 15 feet long and 10 feet tall, and has two windows that are each 3 feet wide and 4 feet tall. If she buys 135 square feet of wallpaper, how much will she have left over?

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The area of a square is found using what formula?