How to find the area of a trapezoid

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning › How to find the area of a trapezoid

Questions
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1

Trapezoid

In the above figure, is the midsegment of Trapezoid . Give the ratio of the area of Trapezoid to that of Trapezoid .

2

Trapezoid

In the above figure, is the midsegment of Trapezoid . What percent of Trapezoid has been shaded in?

3

Trapezoid

In the above figure, is the midsegment of Trapezoid .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) Three times the area of Trapezoid

(b) Twice the area of Trapezoid

4

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of a trapezoid with bases 75 centimeters and 85 centimeters and height one meter.

(b) The area of a parallelogram with base 8 decimeters and height one meter.

5

Trapezoid 1

Figure NOT drawn to scale.

The above figure depicts Trapezoid with midsegment . , and .

Give the area of Trapezoid .

6

Trapezoid A and Parallelogram B have the same height. Trapezoid A has bases 10 and 16; Parallelogram B has base 13. Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of Trapezoid A

(b) The area of Parallelogram B

7

On Parallelogram , , locate point on such that ; locate point on such that . Draw .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of Quadrilateral

(b) The area of Quadrilateral

8

Trapezoid

Which quantity is greater?

(a) The area of the above trapezoid

(b) The area of a square with sides of length

9

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of a trapezoid with bases feet and feet and height one yard.

(b) The area of a parallelogram with base feet and height one yard.

10

Trapezoid

Which quantity is greater?

(a) The area of the above trapezoid

(b) The area of a square with diagonals of length

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