Area of a Parallelogram Worksheet

Calculate the area of parallelograms using the formula base × height.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.A

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Area of a Parallelogram

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Read each question carefully and calculate the area of the parallelograms. Remember, the area of a parallelogram is calculated by multiplying its base by its height (Area = base × height).

1. What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

2. Calculate the area of the parallelogram shown above.

3. Find the area of the parallelogram.

4. If a parallelogram has a base of 8 meters and a height of 4 meters, its area is square meters.

5. A parallelogram with a base of 12 feet and a height of 5 feet has an area of square feet.

6. The height of a parallelogram is always the same as one of its slanted sides.

True

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7. To find the area of a parallelogram, you multiply the base by the height.

True

False

8. A farmer has a field in the shape of a parallelogram. The base of the field is 20 yards and the height is 10 yards. What is the area of the field?