Triangle/Quad Area Worksheets Grade 6

Geometry

Calculate Area

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Worksheet 1

7 problems
  1. A triangular garden has a base of 17 m and a height of 13 m. What is its area in square meters?
  2. A trapezoid has bases of 14 cm and 22 cm, and a height of 9 cm. What is its area in square centimeters?
  3. Max is helping build a garden shaped like a parallelogram. The base of the garden is 8 feet and the height (perpendicular distance between the bases) is 7 feet. What is the area of the garden in square feet?

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Worksheet 2

4 problems
  1. A rectangular garden measures 15 meters by 12 meters. A triangular pond is built in one corner of the garden, with its right angle at the corner. The two sides forming the right angle extend 4 meters along the length and 3 meters along the width. What is the area of the garden that remains for planting?
  2. Aroha is designing a kite. One part is a triangle with a base of 13 cm and a height of 9 cm. Another part is a parallelogram with a base of 15 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is the total area of both shapes in square centimeters?
  3. Liam is designing a triangular garden with a base of 12 meters and a height of 8 meters. He also wants to create a rectangular flower bed that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the total area, in square meters, that Liam will need for his garden and flower bed combined?

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Worksheet 3

6 problems
  1. Kai is building a kite in the shape of a parallelogram. The base of the kite measures 28 inches and the vertical height (the perpendicular distance between the top and bottom edges) measures 15 inches. How much fabric, in square inches, does Kai need to cover the kite?
  2. Liam is designing a triangular garden with a base of 12 meters and a height of 8 meters. He also wants to add a rectangular flower bed that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the total area, in square meters, that Liam will use for his garden and flower bed combined?
  3. Leo is building a kite in the shape of a parallelogram. The base of the kite measures 29 inches and the vertical height (the perpendicular distance between the top and bottom edges) measures 10 inches. How much fabric, in square inches, does Leo need to cover the kite?

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