Year 6

Decimals and measures: Calculating the area of parallelograms and triangles

Year 6

Decimals and measures: Calculating the area of parallelograms and triangles

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use and investigate formulae to calculate the area of a triangle and parallelogram.

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6 Questions

Q1.
0.56 x 10
0.056
0.560
Correct answer: 5.6
Q2.
1.405 x 100
0.01405
1.40500
Correct answer: 140.5
Q3.
4.56 ÷ 100
Correct answer: 0.0456
0.456
456
Q4.
654.8 ÷ 10
6.548
Correct answer: 65.48
6548
Q5.
What is the area of the shape below?
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10 cm²
20 cm²
Correct answer: 21 cm²
Q6.
What is the perimeter of the shape below?
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10 cm
Correct answer: 20 cm
21 cm

3 Questions

Q1.
Calculate the area of the parallelogram.
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18 cm²
Correct answer: 36 cm²
39.6 cm²
Q2.
Calculate the area of the triangle.
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12 cm²
14 cm²
16 cm²
Correct answer: 7 cm²
8 cm²
Q3.
A shape is made up of 12 congruent equilateral triangles, with base 3.4 cm and height 2.9 cm. What is the total area of the shape?
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118.32 cm²
29.58 cm²
Correct answer: 59.16 cm²