Finding Areas of Parallelograms in Real-Life Contexts

A garden is shaped like a parallelogram with a base of 10 meters and a height of 5 meters. What is the area of the garden?

• 60 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 40 square meters

• 50 square meters

A parallelogram-shaped park has a base of 12 meters and a height of 8 meters. How much area does the park cover?

• 72 square meters

• 100 square meters

• 80 square meters

• 96 square meters

If a parallelogram has an area of 48 square meters and a base of 6 meters, what is its height?

• 12 meters

• 6 meters

• 4 meters

• 8 meters

A parallelogram-shaped swimming pool has a base of 15 feet and a height of 4 feet. What is the area of the pool?

• 75 square feet

• 60 square feet

• 45 square feet

• 30 square feet

A classroom has a wall that is a parallelogram with a base of 9 feet and a height of 3 feet. What is the area of the wall?

• 36 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 27 square feet

• 18 square feet

A parallelogram-shaped piece of land has a base of 20 meters and a height of 10 meters. How many square meters is the area of the land?

• 100 square meters

• 250 square meters

• 150 square meters

• 200 square meters

If a parallelogram has a base of 14 inches and an area of 70 square inches, what is the height of the parallelogram?

• 6 inches

• 4 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

A triangular garden is surrounded by a parallelogram fence with a base of 18 meters and a height of 6 meters. What is the area of the fence?

• 54 square meters

• 90 square meters

• 72 square meters

• 108 square meters

A parallelogram has a base of 11 cm and a height of 5 cm. What is the area of the parallelogram in square centimeters?

• 30 cm²

• 60 cm²

• 45 cm²

• 55 cm²

A sports field is in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of 25 yards and a height of 10 yards. What is the area of the sports field?

• 250 square yards

• 300 square yards

• 150 square yards

• 200 square yards