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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>3)\u003Cbr>5) | \u003Cbr>8 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m  9 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>14 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>16 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area: |  | 2)\u003Cbr>4)\u003Cbr>6) | \u003Cbr>22 in The rectangle it makes is Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 in 12 in\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>10 in The rectangle it makes is Area:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>11 ft The rectangle it makes is Area: |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) |  | | 8)\u003Cbr>13 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |\n| 9 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is by Area: |  |  | 14 m The rectangle it makes is Area: |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n1-8 88 75 63 50 38 25 13 0  \n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \nRearranging a Parallelogram into a Rectangle  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| The dashed cut makes a triangle that slides to the other end. |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  120 cm² \u003Cbr>2.  264 in² \u003Cbr>3.  126 m² \u003Cbr>4.  120 in² \u003Cbr>5.  256 m² \u003Cbr>6.  165 ft² \u003Cbr>7.  108 m² \u003Cbr>8.  168 m²  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1)\u003Cbr>3) | \u003Cbr>8 cm\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 8 cm by 15 cm Area: 120 cm²\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 m  9 m\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>14 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 14 m by 9 m Area: 126 m² | 2)\u003Cbr>20 in\u003Cbr>12 in\u003Cbr>22 in\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 22 in by 12 in Area: 264 in²\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 4) |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>15 in 12 in\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 10 in\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 10 in by 12 in Area: 120 in² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5)\u003Cbr>16 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 16 m by 16 m Area: 256 m²\u003Cbr>6)\u003Cbr>11 ft\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 11 ft by 15 ft Area: 165 ft²\u003Cbr>7) 8)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 9 m by 12 m Area: 108 m² |  |  | 14 m\u003Cbr>The rectangle it makes is 14 m by 12 m Area: 168 m² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 |  |  |  |  | 88 | 75 |  | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \n\n| The dashed cut makes a triangle that 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