πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.G.A.1
📐 Area of triangles
Area of triangles (and parallelograms)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1This right triangle is half of a 12 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
2This right triangle is half of a 8 by 7 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3This right triangle is half of a 6 by 8 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4This right triangle is half of a 4 by 2 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5This right triangle is half of a 4 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6This right triangle is half of a 8 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7This right triangle is half of a 12 by 5 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8This right triangle is half of a 10 by 8 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9This right triangle is half of a 8 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10This right triangle is half of a 6 by 6 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11This right triangle is half of a 8 by 8 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
12This right triangle is half of a 8 by 6 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area of triangles
- 1. 24 square centimeters
- 2. 28 square meters
- 3. 24 square feet
- 4. 4 square centimeters
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 16 square meters
- 7. 30 square feet
- 8. 40 square centimeters
- 9. 16 square inches
- 10. 18 square inches
- 11. 32 square inches
- 12. 24 square centimeters
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