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What is the area of the side in square feet?\u003Cbr>2) A rug is woven in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 10 feet and 30 feet, and they are 7 feet apart. What is the area of the rug in square feet?\u003Cbr>3) A driveway is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 10 feet and 38 feet, and the distance between them is 9 feet. What is the area of the driveway in square feet?\u003Cbr>4) A slice of watermelon is cut in the shape of a trapezoid with parallel sides of 5 centimeters and 11 centimeters that are 5 centimeters apart. What is the area of the slice in square centimeters?\u003Cbr>5) A pond is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 15 meters and 30 meters, and they are 10 meters apart. What is the area of the pond in square meters?\u003Cbr>6) A flag is sewn in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 5 inches and 27 inches, and they are 9 inches apart. What is the area of the flag in square inches?\u003Cbr>7) A wooden deck is built in the shape of a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure\u003Cbr>12 feet and 28 feet, and the distance between them is 11 feet. What is the area of the deck in square feet?\u003Cbr>8) A flower bed is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 14 feet and 28 feet, and they are 11 feet apart. What is the area of the flower bed in square feet?\u003Cbr>9) A stamp is shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 2 centimeters and 12 centimeters. The parallel sides are 5 centimeters apart. What is the area of the stamp in square centimeters?\u003Cbr>10) A garden is shaped like a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 16 meters and 28 meters long, and they are 6 meters apart. What is the area of the garden in square meters?\u003Cbr>11) A parking lot is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 22 meters and 38 meters, and the distance between them is 19 meters. What is the area of the parking lot in square meters?\u003Cbr>12) A trapezoid-shaped tabletop has parallel sides of 27 inches and 67 inches. The distance between the parallel sides is 19 inches. What is the area of the tabletop 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>3\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 skateboard ramp has a side shaped like a trapezoid with parallel sides of 10 feet and 20 feet that are 9 feet apart. What is the area of the side in square feet? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  135  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A rug is woven in the shape of a trapezoid. Its parallel sides are 10 feet and 30 feet, and they are 7 feet apart. What is the area of the rug in square feet? |  |  |  | 2.  140  3.  216  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A driveway is shaped like a trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 10 feet and 38 feet, and the distance between them is 9 feet. What is the area of the driveway in square feet? |  |  |  | 4.  40  5. 225 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A slice of watermelon is cut in the shape of a trapezoid with parallel sides of 5 centimeters and 11 centimeters that are 5 centimeters apart. What is the area of the slice in square centimeters? |  |  |  | 6.  144  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A pond is shaped like a trapezoid. 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