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Find the area of a trapezoid

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Area of a trapezoid = (sum of the parallel sides) × height ÷ 2.

  1. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 9 cm and 8 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
  2. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 2 cm and 7 cm and a height of 2 cm. What is its area?
  3. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 cm and 2 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area?
  4. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 5 cm and 4 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
  5. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 12 cm and 9 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its area?
  6. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 8 cm and 12 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
  7. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 3 cm and 4 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is its area?
  8. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 cm and 12 cm and a height of 9 cm. What is its area?
  9. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 cm and 11 cm and a height of 16 cm. What is its area?
  10. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 12 cm and 5 cm and a height of 16 cm. What is its area?
  11. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 4 cm and 13 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its area?
  12. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 3 cm and 18 cm and a height of 12 cm. What is its area?
  13. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 13 cm and 26 cm and a height of 30 cm. What is its area?
  14. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 27 cm and 17 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its area?
  15. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 16 cm and 12 cm and a height of 30 cm. What is its area?
  16. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 27 cm and 18 cm and a height of 18 cm. What is its area?
  17. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 16 m and 42 m and a height of 51 m. What is its area?
  18. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 48 m and 56 m and a height of 40 m. What is its area?
  19. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 53 m and 41 m and a height of 31 m. What is its area?
  20. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 24 m and 21 m and a height of 26 m. What is its area?
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Answer key: Find the area of a trapezoid

  1. 51 cm²
  2. 9 cm²
  3. 28 cm²
  4. 27 cm²
  5. 105 cm²
  6. 60 cm²
  7. 14 cm²
  8. 81 cm²
  9. 136 cm²
  10. 136 cm²
  11. 85 cm²
  12. 126 cm²
  13. 585 cm²
  14. 220 cm²
  15. 420 cm²
  16. 405 cm²
  17. 1479 m²
  18. 2080 m²
  19. 1457 m²
  20. 585 m²