ACT Math › How to find the area of a quadrilateral
A parallelogram has a side length of , a height of
, and a base length of
. What is its area?
Jane plans to re-tile her kitchen with tiles that have a length of inches and a width of
inches wide. If her kitchen measures
feet by
feet, how many tiles will she need?
Vikram is looking at a scale drawing of a room he is building. The drawing is of a rectangle that measures inches by
inches. If he knows the length of the longer side of the room will measure
feet, what is the area of the room?
If a trapezoid has base lengths of and
and a height of
, what is its area?