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|  |  |  |  |  | by\u003Cbr>by\u003Cbr>by\u003Cbr>by | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7.\u003Cbr>8. | Answers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 in 12 in\u003Cbr>| 2) |  | \u003Cbr>6 m The rectangle it makes is Area: |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10 in\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3)\u003Cbr>5)\u003Cbr>7) | \u003Cbr>15 cm\u003Cbr>12 cm\u003Cbr>19 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by\u003Cbr>Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>8 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5 ft  4 ft\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>7 ft\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area: |  |  | 4)\u003Cbr>6)\u003Cbr>8) | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m  9 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m The rectangle it makes is Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>17 in The rectangle it makes is Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>20 m  12 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>19 m The rectangle it makes is Area: |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n1-8 88 75 63 50 38 25 13 0  \n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nRearranging a Parallelogram into a Rectangle  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| The dashed cut makes a triangle that slides to the other end.\u003Cbr>1)\u003Cbr>3)\u003Cbr>2)\u003Cbr>6 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 6 m by 3 m Area: 18 m²\u003Cbr>10 in\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 10 in by 12 in Area: 120 in²\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>19 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 19 cm by 12 cm\u003Cbr>Area: 228 cm²\u003Cbr>4)\u003Cbr>15 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 15 m by 9 m Area: 135 m²\u003Cbr>5) 6)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 in 12 in\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m  9 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  | Answers 1.  120 in²  2.  18 m²  3.  228 cm²  4.  135 m²  5.  64 cm²  6.  272 in²  7.  28 ft² \u003Cbr>8.  228 m²  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 8 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 8 cm by 8 cm Area: 64 cm² | 17 in\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 17 in by 16 in Area: 272 in²\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>20 m  12 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>19 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 19 m by 12 m Area: 228 m² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5 ft\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| The rectangle it makes is 7 ft by 4 ft Area: 28 ft² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 |  | 88 | 75 |  | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nRearranging a Parallelogram into a Rectangle  \nName:  \n\n| The dashed cut makes a triangle that slides to the other end. |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3. | Answers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 in 12 in\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>10 in |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The rectangle it makes is Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>6 m The rectangle it makes is Area: | by\u003Cbr>by | 4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6. |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | \u003Cbr>19 cm The rectangle it makes is Area: | by |  |  |\n| 4) | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m  9 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m The rectangle it makes is Area: | by |  |  |\n| 5) | \u003Cbr>8 cm The rectangle it makes is Area: | by |  |  |\n| 6) |  |  |  |  |\n\nMath  \nModified  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n1  \n1-6  83  67  50  33  17  0   \nRearranging a Parallelogram into a Rectangle  \nName:  \n\n| The dashed cut makes a triangle that slides to the other 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