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Practice 8-2
Area of a Parallelogram
Find the area of each parallelogram.
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8 mm
4 in.
7 yd
8 in.
10 mm
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3 yd
Find the perimeter of each parallelogram.
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8 ft
6.5 cm
7m
14 ft
6.5 cm
5m
Find each area for base b and height h of a parallelogram.
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7. b = 16 mm, h = 12 mm
9. b = 65 mi, h = 4.8 mi
8. b = 23 km, h = 14 km
10. b = 1.9 in., h = 1.5 in.
Solve.
11. The area of a parallelogram is 6 square
units. Both the height and the length of
the base are whole numbers. What are the
possible lengths of the bases and heights?
12. The perimeter of a parallelogram is 72 m.
The base of the parallelogram is 16 m.
What is the length of the side of the
parallelogram?
13. The area of a certain parallelogram is
288 yd2. The base is 24 yd. If you double
the base and the height, what will be the
area of the new rectangle?
14. If you have 36 ft of fencing, what are the bases
and side lengths of the different parallelograms
you could enclose with the fencing? Consider
only whole-number dimensions.
Practice
Grade 6 Lesson 8-2
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