6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Area of Triangle

Base Height Area

10 ft 5 ft?

8.4 m 5.1 m?

5 
^12 
yd 9 yd?

Area of Parallelogram

Base Height Area

4 cm 6 cm?

8.1 m 12 m?

6 
^13 
ft 3 ft?

15. Find the area of a triangular 16. Find the area of a parallelogram-shaped
    traffic sign with a base of 40 cm pennant with a base of 2 yd and height
    and height of 60 cm. of 15 ft.


16. The area of a parallelogram is 18. An isosceles right triangle has
    24 in.^2 and the height is 8 in. area of 98 cm^2. Find the length of
    Find the length of the base. each leg.


17. Find the length and width of a rectangle that has an area of
    64 ft^2 , with the least perimeter possible. Explain how you found
    your answer.

Find the area of each triangle.

Find the area of each parallelogram.

Find the area of each triangle and parallelogram to complete each table.

6 cm

8 cm 10 ft

8 ft 12 cm

30 cm

2 yd

5 yd

4 cm

3 cm

18 in.

12 in.

15 mm

7.5 mm

1 yd^45

1 yd^23

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