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 6 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
2This right triangle is half of a 6 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
3This right triangle is half of a 6 by 5 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
4This right triangle is half of a 6 by 2 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5This right triangle is half of a 8 by 8 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6This right triangle is half of a 12 by 8 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7This right triangle is half of a 4 by 4 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8This right triangle is half of a 4 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 feet
10This right triangle is half of a 4 by 2 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11This right triangle is half of a 4 by 7 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square inches
12This right triangle is half of a 6 by 3 rectangle. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area of triangles
- 1. 36 square inches
- 2. 12 square inches
- 3. 15 square centimeters
- 4. 6 square feet
- 5. 32 square feet
- 6. 48 square centimeters
- 7. 8 square meters
- 8. 16 square centimeters
- 9. 16 square feet
- 10. 4 square centimeters
- 11. 14 square inches
- 12. 9 square centimeters
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