1. Area of Rectangles and Parallelograms

2. What are the properties of a rectangle?
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
Are there any shapes that are VERY similar to rectangles?
What are the properties of a parallelogram?
What is the same about a rectangle and a parallelogram?
How do you think we will find the area of a parallelogram?

4. 1.
12 in.
6 in.

5. 2.
4.5 in.
8.2 in.

6. 3.
5.4 in.
7.3 in.

9. Find the area of the parallelograms.

11. 24 in

15. Find the area of the shaded figure.
Find the area of BOTH figures.
Subtract the area of the smaller figure FROM the area of the larger figure.