1. Finding the area of a Parallelogram
SWBAT find the area of a parallelogram by using square units and the area formula.

2. Do Now
At the grocery store, 8 apples are bruised. If 20% of the apples are bruised, how many apples are there?
There are 450 students at a middle school. If 20% of them are going on a field trip, how many students are going on a field trip?
Erin wants to buy a new pair of shoes for $ If she saves $9.50 each week, how many weeks will it take her to save enough money to buy the shoes?
If Michael earned $50.43 in 6.15 hours, how much did he earn each hour?

3. Review of Rectangles
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4. Important Vocab
Parallelogram- a flat shape with opposite sides parallel and equal in length.
Polygon-a plane shape with straight sides. (Ex: rectangle, parallelogram, triangle)
Base- the bottom of a shape

8. Area Formula
To find the area of a parallelogram, we multiply the base x the height. Area=bh Area = 60 cm2

9. What if….
We ONLY use base and height—even if another measurement is given. 4 in 3 in 5 in What measurements would we use to find the area of this parallelogram?

10. Partner Problems
Nishelle’s backyard is in the shape of a parallelogram. The parallelogram has an area of 224 square feet and a base of 14 feet. What is the height of the parallelogram?
The windows in an office building are shaped like parallelograms. The base of each window is 1.8 meters and the height is 1.8 meters. What is the area of each window?
Leeza is making labels in the shape of parallelograms. Each label has an area of 18 square centimeters and a base of 6 centimeters. What is the height?