Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms, and Triangles Review

To find the area of a rectangle you must ...

The area of the above square is __________________.

Destiny was putting new carpet in her room.

She measured the width, and it was 12 feet.

The length was 10 feet.

How much carpet did Sophia need to cover the room?

Hint: Look for key words and/or draw a picture. Be sure to include the units (ex. square inches).

Keisaun was covering a square bulletin board with paper.

One side of the bulletin board measure 3 feet.

How much paper did he need?

Hint: Look for key words and/or draw a picture.

Syrinus and Natalia were filling their rectangular garden with dirt.

The area of the garden is 30 feet.

If the length of the garden is 6 feet, what is the width?

Hint: Look for key words and/or draw a picture.

How do you find the area of a triangle?

Select all the triangles below that have an area of 30 square units. Show your work.

All the triangles that have an area of 30 square units are...

I solved this by...

Select all the parallelograms below that have an area of 16 square units. Show your work.

The parallelograms below that have an area of 16 square units are...

I solved this by...

Find the area of the irregular shape. Show your work. Make sure you include the formulas.

Estimate the area of this irregular shape. Color in the full boxes using the "Edit Background" feature.

What is the area of the triangle above?

________ square feet