Area of a Parallelogram - Concept Intro - From Rectangle (Level 1) - Mobius Math

Area of a Parallelogram - Concept Intro - From Rectangle

Level 1

This math topic focuses on calculating the area of a parallelogram by relating it to a rectangle, which helps simplify the problem. Problems guide students through this comparison, emphasizing an understanding of how the parallelogram's area can be derived from its base and height, just like a rectangle’s area. This approach ties the geometrical visualization to practical calculations, enabling students to see the similarities in area calculation methods between the two shapes. This is part of a basic introduction to understanding areas of different shapes.

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Area of a Parallelogram - Concept Intro - From Rectangle Worksheet

Math worksheet on 'Area of a Parallelogram - Concept Intro - From Rectangle (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Area Practice' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/area_practice/

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Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 9\text{in} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 12\text{in} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 6\text{in} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 15\text{ft} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 4\text{ft} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 5\text{ft} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 6\text{ft} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 14\text{in} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 10\text{in} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 36\text{in} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 7\text{in} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 48\text{in} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 10\text{in} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 4\text{in} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 14\text{in} to the power of 2$

e $A LaTex expression showing 18\text{in} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 7\text{ft} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 30\text{ft} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 14\text{ft} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 6\text{ft} to the power of 2$

e $A LaTex expression showing 12\text{ft} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 8\text{km} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 12\text{km} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 36\text{km} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 4\text{km} to the power of 2$

e $A LaTex expression showing 16\text{km} to the power of 2$

An svg image showing a math problem

Find the area of the parallelogram by simplifying it to the rectangle shown

a $A LaTex expression showing 8\text{ft} to the power of 2$

b $A LaTex expression showing 16\text{ft} to the power of 2$

c $A LaTex expression showing 32\text{ft} to the power of 2$

d $A LaTex expression showing 12\text{ft} to the power of 2$