Area of a Triangle Worksheet

Practice finding the area of various triangles using the formula at a Grade 3 level.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.5CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.6CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7

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Area of a Triangle

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Read each question carefully and find the area of each triangle. Remember, the area of a triangle is (base × height) ÷ 2.

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

2. Look at the triangle below. What is its area?

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3. A triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm. Its area is square cm.

4. If a triangle has a base of 8 meters and a height of 5 meters, the area is square meters.

5. Which triangle has an area of 12 square units?

Base = 4, Height = 3

Base = 6, Height = 4

Base = 8, Height = 3

Base = 10, Height = 2

6. A triangular garden has a base of 7 feet and a height of 6 feet. What is the area of the garden?

7. If you double the base of a triangle, its area also doubles.

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