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Area of Triangles and Parallelograms



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1) 

(1 point) Dennis wants to buy a piece of cloth to make a shirt. Which cloth has the greatest amount of cloth?
a)
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c)
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b)
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d)
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 2) 

(1 point) A flower garden is in the shape of a parallelogram.
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What is the area of the garden?
a)
12.5 m2
b)
25 m2
c)
31.5 m2
d)
63 m2
 

 3) 

(1 point) The figure below shows the shape of Mrs. Vann’s new foyer. What is the area of her foyer?
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a)
6 ft2
b)
9 ft2
c)
12 ft2
d)
18 ft2
 

 4) 

(1 point) The figure below is the size of a new scarf Leon bought. What is the area of his scarf?
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a)
153 in.2
b)
156 in.2
c)
306 in.2
d)
313 in.2
 

 5) 

(1 point) Which of the following rectangles has the same area as this parallelogram?

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a)
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c)
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b)
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d)
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 6) 

(1 point) The fabric part of the flag shown below is in the shape of a parallelogram. Which is the area of the fabric?
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a)
30 ft2
c)
24 ft2
b)
80 ft2
d)
26 ft2
 

 7) 

(1 point) A parallelogram has a height of 5 cm and an area of 40 cm2. Which is the base of the parallelogram?
a)
8 cm
c)
30 cm
b)
10 cm
d)
35 cm
 

 8) 

(1 point) Which triangle has an area of 9 m2?
a)
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c)
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b)
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d)
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 9) 

(1 point) A triangle has an area of 24 cm2 and a base of 6 cm. Which is the height of the triangle?
a)
2 cm
c)
8 cm
b)
4 cm
d)
12 cm
 

 10) 

(1 point) A square piece of toast is divided into two congruent triangles. Which is the area of each triangle?
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a)
12.5 in.2
c)
10 in.2
b)
20 in.2
d)
25 in.2
 



 
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