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Its parallel sides are 17 feet and 28 feet, and they are 8 feet apart. What is the area of the rug in square feet?\u003Cbr>2) A basketball court's key is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure\u003Cbr>16 feet and 38 feet, and the distance between them is 8 feet. What is the area of the key in square feet?\u003Cbr>3) A garden is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 15 meters and 25 meters long, and they are 7 meters apart. What is the area of the garden in square meters?\u003Cbr>4) A skateboard ramp has a top shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 7 feet and 17 feet that are 5 feet apart. What is the area of the top in square feet?\u003Cbr>5) A banner is cut in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 6 feet and 10 feet, and they are 8 feet apart. What is the area of the banner in square feet?\u003Cbr>6) An attic window is shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 2 feet and 6 feet. The parallel sides are 4 feet apart. What is the area of the window in square feet?\u003Cbr>7) A field is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 62 meters and 117 meters, and the distance between them is 54 meters. What is the area of the field in square meters?\u003Cbr>8) A skateboard ramp has a side shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 5 feet and 11 feet that are 7 feet apart. What is the area of that side in square feet?\u003Cbr>9) A greenhouse floor is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 9 feet and 22 feet, and the distance between them is 10 feet. What is the area of the floor in square feet?\u003Cbr>10) A basketball court section is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 27 feet and 63 feet, and they are 17 feet apart. What is the area of the section in square feet?\u003Cbr>11) A picture frame is shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 8 inches and 18 inches. The parallel sides are 5 inches apart. What is the area of the frame in square inches?\u003Cbr>12) A picture frame is cut in the shape of a trapezoid with parallel sides of 6 inches and 18 inches that are 7 inches apart. What is the area of the frame in square inches? |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-12 | 92 | 83 | 75 |  | 67 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 17 |\n|  | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nFinding the Area of Trapezoids (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) A rug is woven in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 17 feet and 28 feet, and they are 8 feet apart. What is the area of the rug in square feet? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  180  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A basketball court's key is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 16 feet and 38 feet, and the distance between them is 8 feet. What is the area of the key in square feet? |  |  |  | 2.  216  3.  140  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A garden is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 15 meters and 25 meters long, and they are 7 meters apart. What is the area of the garden in square meters? |  |  |  | 4.  60  5. 64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A skateboard ramp has a top shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 7 feet and 17 feet that are 5 feet apart. What is the area of the top in square feet? |  |  |  | 6.  16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A banner is cut in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 6 feet and 10 feet, and they are 8 feet apart. What is the area of the banner in square feet? |  |  |  | 7.  4,833  8. 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | An attic window is shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 2 feet and 6 feet. The parallel sides are 4","cbCaiieXgJ5uudV9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiieXgJ5uudV9","pdf",42755,"English","# Solve each problem\n## Areas in square units\n## Answer key","[{\"question\":\"What measurements are needed to find the area of each trapezoid in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem provides two parallel side lengths and the distance between those sides. Using those values, the area in the specified square units is calculated.\"},{\"question\":\"Do the trapezoid area problems use different units?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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