Area of Parallelograms Practice

Front

What is the formula to calculate the area of a parallelogram?

Back

Area = base × height

Front

If a parallelogram has a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm, what is its area?

Back

40 square cm

Front

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 10 units and a height of 6 units?

Back

60 square units

Front

Calculate the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 meters and a height of 7 meters.

Back

84 square meters

Front

A parallelogram has a base of 15 inches and a height of 9 inches. What is its area?

Back

135 square inches

Front

If the base of a parallelogram is 18 cm and the height is 4 cm, what is the area?

Back

72 square cm

Front

What do you call the length of the base of a parallelogram?

Back

Base

Front

What do you call the perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite side in a parallelogram?

Back

Height

Front

How does changing the height of a parallelogram affect its area?

Back

Increasing the height increases the area, while decreasing the height decreases the area.

Front

If the base of a parallelogram is doubled, how does that affect the area?

Back

The area also doubles.