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This Year 6 maths worksheet focuses on calculating the area of triangles, including various practice problems and explanations. It includes arithmetic exercises, area calculations for different triangles, and challenges related to triangle dimensions. The document also provides answers and encourages personalized tutoring for students needing additional support in maths.

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Area of a Triangle

This Year 6 maths worksheet focuses on calculating the area of triangles, including various practice problems and explanations. It includes arithmetic exercises, area calculations for different triangles, and challenges related to triangle dimensions. The document also provides answers and encourages personalized tutoring for students needing additional support in maths.

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Maths Worksheet | Year 6 | Area of a Triangle THIRD SPACE

LEARNING

Arithmetic

1 75,473 – 42,288 2 6,164 ÷ 92 3 9


10
– 1
4 4 46% of 700

Practice

5 Recap: Write a formula for finding the


6 Calculate the area of

area of a triangle. this triangle. 8cm

7cm

7 Calculate the area of


8 Calculate the area of

this triangle. this triangle. 5cm


12cm
16cm
10cm

9 Calculate the area of

8cm 7cm 6cm 10 Explain how you can use the measures

this triangle. of rectangle or square to help find the


9cm area of a right-angle triangle.

11 Calculate the area

8cm 12cm 12 A triangle has an area of 36cm². If its


of this triangle. 4cm height is a) 12cm, b) 4cm, c) 3cm what is
its base?
11cm

Simona says the

13 triangle has an area of


4cm
24cm². Is she correct?
6cm
Explain.

14 The area of the triangle is 48cm2. What could the base and height be?
Challenge

Not to scale

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Maths Worksheet | Year 6 | Area of a Triangle

Answers

Question
Question Answer
Number

1 75,473 – 42,288 33,185

2 6,164 ÷ 92 67

9 1 13
3 −
10 4 20

4 46% of 700 322

5 Write a formula for finding the area base × height divided by 2 = area

of a triangle. of a triangle

6 Calculate the area of this triangle. 28cm²

7 Calculate the area of this triangle. 60cm²

8 Calculate the area of this triangle. 40cm²

9 Calculate the area of this triangle. 31.5cm²

10 Explain how you can use the Two right angle triangles can be

measures of rectangle or square to


created from one rectangle. The

help find the area of a right-angle base of a right angle triangle

triangle. becomes the length of the

rectangle and the height of the

triangle is the height of the

rectangle.

11 Calculate the area of this triangle. 22cm²

12 A triangle has an area of 36cm². If a) 6cm

its height is a) 12cm, b) 4cm, c) 3cm b) 18cm

what is its base? c) 24cm

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Maths Worksheet | Year 6 | Area of a Triangle

Question
Question Answer
Number

13 Simona says the triangle has an Simona is incorrect. She has

area of 24cm². Is she correct?


calculated the base × the height

Explain. but has not divided the answer by

2. The correct answer is 12cm².

14 The area of the triangle is 48cm2. Accept any accurate answer.

What could the base and height be? Example answers:

base: 3cm, height: 32cm

base: 8cm, height: 12cm

base: 6.4cm, height: 15cm

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