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Area of parallelograms.

Calculate a parallelogram’s area using a perpendicular height.

Numihana · England Year 6

Area of parallelograms

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Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Calculate a parallelogram’s area using a perpendicular height.

1

Find the area. Base: 16 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

16 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
2

Find the area. Base: 12 cm; perpendicular height: 2 cm.

12 × 2 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
3

Find the area. Base: 2 cm; perpendicular height: 20 cm.

2 × 20 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
4

Find the area. Base: 16 cm; perpendicular height: 19 cm.

16 × 19 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
5

Find the area. Base: 10 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

10 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
6

Find the area. Base: 3 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

3 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6 · Area of parallelograms
Numihana · England Year 6

Area of parallelograms

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Calculate a parallelogram’s area using a perpendicular height.

1

Find the area. Base: 16 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

16 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 208 cm²
2

Find the area. Base: 12 cm; perpendicular height: 2 cm.

12 × 2 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 24 cm²
3

Find the area. Base: 2 cm; perpendicular height: 20 cm.

2 × 20 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 40 cm²
4

Find the area. Base: 16 cm; perpendicular height: 19 cm.

16 × 19 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 304 cm²
5

Find the area. Base: 10 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

10 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 130 cm²
6

Find the area. Base: 3 cm; perpendicular height: 13 cm.

3 × 13 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 39 cm²
Numihana · England Year 6 · Area of parallelograms

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The skill behind this activity

Calculate a parallelogram’s area using a perpendicular height.

Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗

Year 6 → Measurement · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.

For teachers and parents

Use the labelled perpendicular height. Rectangles and parallelograms use base × height; a triangle uses half that product.

A common slip

A sloping side is not the perpendicular height. Use square units for area.

Curriculum coverage

Worked example

Find the area. Base: 20 cm; perpendicular height: 6 cm.

20 × 6 cm · diagram not to scale
Answer: 120 cm²

Use the labelled perpendicular height. Rectangles and parallelograms use base × height; a triangle uses half that product.