Lesson Goals

• Determine the area of a parallelogram.

• Solve real-world problems related to the area of parallelograms.

Standards

• 6.GM.4

  Find the area of complex shapes composed of polygons by composing or decomposing into simple shapes; apply this technique to solve real-world and other mathematical problems.

Parallelograms

• A parallelogram is a 4 sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel lines.

• Any line can be called the base.

• The height is perpendicular to the base and connects to the opposite side.

Find the area of the black stripe.

What do you know?
Were is the base? Where is the height?​

How do I multiply fractions!?

Example 1

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What do I know?
Height?
Base?
Multiplying fractions!?

Your turn!

Find the area.

​How do you think this problem is solved?

Example 2: Find the missing dimension

What's missing?
Plug in the numbers in the formula.

A = bh
45 = 9 (h)------Solve for h

Find the missing dimension

​Remember....

A=bh

Your turn!

Complete the Extra Practice Worksheet--have it checked when completed!