Area of rectangles and parallelograms
Area of rectangles and parallelograms
What you'll learn
- Identify the base and height of rectangles and parallelograms with 80% accuracy from a set of diagrams.
- Calculate the area of at least 4 out of 5 rectangles given their base and height, using the correct formula and units.
- Solve for a missing dimension (base or height) of a parallelogram when given the area and the other dimension in at least 3 out of 4 problems.
- Explain, in writing, why the area formula for a parallelogram (A = b x h) works, connecting it to the area formula for a rectangle, with at least two supporting sentences.
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Find the area of a rectangle with length 6 and width 4.
Find the area of a parallelogram with base 8 and height 5.
A rectangle has an area of 30 and a width of 5. What is its length?
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Area of rectangles and parallelograms is a Grade 7 Mathematics lesson on ExcelOS.
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You'll be able to: Identify the base and height of rectangles and parallelograms with 80% accuracy from a set of diagrams; Calculate the area of at least 4 out of 5 rectangles given their base and height, using the correct formula and units; Solve….
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This lesson includes 25 practice questions across multiple difficulty levels, each with instant feedback and explanations.