Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms and Triangles

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

• Base plus Height

• Base times Height

• Height minus Base

• Base divided by Height

How do you calculate the perimeter of a parallelogram?

• Multiply all sides

• Add all sides

• Divide each side by two

• Subtract opposite sides

How do you calculate the perimeter of a shape?

• Subtract the smallest side from the total

• Multiply all the outer sides

• Divide the total length by the number of sides

• Add all the outer sides

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 yards and height of 10 yards?

• 132 yards squared

• 120 yards squared

• 100 yards squared

• 22 yards squared

What should you not use when calculating the perimeter of a parallelogram?

• The diagonal

• The base

• The inner height

• The outer edges

What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides measuring 12, 8, and 8 inches?

• 32 inches

• 48 inches

• 28 inches

• 20 inches

What is the correct formula for the area of a triangle as per the lesson?

• One half base plus height

• Base times height divided by two

• Base minus height divided by two

• Base times height

Using the formula for the area of a triangle, what is the area if the base is 15 miles and height is 6 miles?

• 90 miles squared

• 45 miles squared

• 21 miles squared

• 30 miles squared

For a triangle with a base of 20 inches and height of 12 inches, what is the area?

• 60 inches squared

• 240 inches squared

• 30 inches squared

• 120 inches squared

What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 11, 12, and 4 yards?

• 28 yards

• 25 yards

• 27 yards

• 26 yards