Area of Rectangles and Parallelograms

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Area of Rectangles and Parallelograms

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Vocabulary

• The area of a figure is the amount of surface it
  covers. We measure area in square units.
• Area of a parallelogram

The area of a parallelogram bh.
The area of a rectangle lw. The base of the
parallelogram is the length of the rectangle. The
height of the parallelogram is the width of the
rectangle.
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Estimate the area of an Irregular Figure

• Estimate the area of the figure

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Finding the Area of a Rectangle

• Find the area of the rectangle.
• 15 in.
• 9 in.

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Finding the Area of a Parallelogram

• Find the area of the parallelogram.
• 1 ¼ ft
• 2 ½ ft

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Real-world Application

• Jessika is going to tile a kitchen that measures
  13 ft by 17 ft. Some floor space is taken up by
  an island that measures 3 ft by 6 ft. How much
  area remains to be tiled in the kitchen?