GCSE Maths Revision | Geometry and Measure

Area of a Trapezium - Worksheet

Skill
Group A - Area of Trapeziums
Calculate the areas of the trapeziums below.
1) 2) 3)

4) 5)
6)

Group B - Missing Side Lengths

Calculate the missing measurements in the trapeziums below.
1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

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 Group C - Compound Shapes
Calculate the area of the shaded regions below:
1) 2) 3)

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Area of a Trapezium - Worksheet

Applied

1) (a) Draw 2 different trapeziums with an area of 30𝑐𝑚2.

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(b) Draw 2 different trapeziums with an area of 18𝑐𝑚 .

2) (a) The square and trapezium below have the same area. Calculate the value of 𝑥.

3) (a) Farmer Dave owns a sheep field as shown below. Each sheep needs 4 square
metres to graze freely. What is the maximum number of sheep that can fit on the
field?

(b) Each sheep consumes £12 worth of feed each week. How much would it cost to
feed all the sheep in the field for one year?

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 4) (a) A company logo is shown below consisting of 4 congruent trapeziums. The total
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area of the logo is 280𝑚 . What is the value of 𝑥 in the logo?

(b) The company would like to paint this logo on the side of their office building. To do
this, they must enlarge their existing logo by a scale factor of 3. What is the area of
the enlarged logo?

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Area of a trapezium - Exam Questions

1) The diagram on the right shows ….……………

a sandpit in the shape of a (3 marks)
trapezium. Find the area of the
trapezium.

2) The area of the trapezium on the ….……………

2
right is 70𝑐𝑚 . Calculate the (3 marks)
value of 𝑥.

3) (a) A tower is to be built in the ….……………

centre of a busy roundabout. (5)
Calculate the surface area of the
tower.

(b) The tower will need to be ….……………

painted. Each can of paint costs (2)
£5. 50 and covers a area of (7 marks)
2
55𝑚 . How much will it cost to
paint the tower?

4) (a) A landscaper is designing a ….……………

rectangular garden with a flower (3)
bed in the middle. The
surrounding area will be covered
in grass. What is the area of the
grassy bit?

(b) What percentage of the garden is ….……………

covered by the flowerbed (2)
(Round to 2d.p.)? (5 marks)

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Area of a Trapezium - Answers

Question Answer

Group A Skill Questions

Calculate the areas of the trapeziums below. 2

1) 30𝑚
Remember to show your workings. 2
2) 90𝑚
2
Please refer to the worksheet for diagrams. 3) 240𝑚𝑚
2
4) 87. 125𝑚
2
5) 60𝑚
2
6) 26. 675𝑐𝑚

Group B Calculate the missing lengths in the 1) 𝑥 = 9𝑚

trapeziums below. Remember to show your 2) 𝑥 = 7𝑚
workings. 3) 𝑥 = 16𝑚
4) 𝑥 = 6. 5𝑚
Please refer to the worksheet for diagrams. 5) 𝑥 = 14𝑐𝑚
6) 𝑥 = 8𝑐𝑚
Group C Calculate the areas of the compound 1) 240𝑚
2

shapes below. Remember to show your 2

2) 92𝑚
workings.
2
3) 194𝑚
Please refer to the worksheet for diagrams.

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Area of a Trapezium - Answers

Question Answer

Applied Questions

1) a) Draw 2 different trapeziums with an area a) 𝑎 = 6𝑐𝑚, 𝑏 = 4𝑐𝑚, ℎ = 6𝑐𝑚

2
of 30𝑐𝑚 . 𝑎 = 14𝑐𝑚, 𝑏 = 16𝑐𝑚, ℎ = 2𝑐𝑚
(answers may vary)

b) Draw 2 different trapeziums with an area b) 𝑎 = 2𝑐𝑚, 𝑏 = 7𝑐𝑚, ℎ = 4𝑐𝑚

2
of 18𝑐𝑚 . 𝑎 = 4𝑐𝑚, 𝑏 = 14𝑐𝑚, ℎ = 2𝑐𝑚

2) a) The square and trapezium below have the

same area. Calculate the value of 𝑥.

a) 𝑥 = 4. 05𝑚

3) a) Farmer Dave owns a sheep field as shown a) 15 sheep

below. Each sheep needs 4 square metres
to graze freely. What is the maximum
number of sheep that can fit on the field?

Each sheep consumes £12 worth of feed

b) each week. How much would it cost to b) £9360
feed all the sheep in the field for one
year?

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 4) a) A company logo is shown below a) 𝑥 = 5𝑚
consisting of 4 congruent trapeziums. The
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total area of the logo is 280𝑚 . What is
the value of in the logo?

b) The company would like to paint this logo b) 2520𝑚2

on the side of their office building. To do
this, they must enlarge their existing logo
by a scale factor of 3. What is the area of
the enlarged logo?

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Area of a Trapezium - Mark Scheme

Question Answer

Exam Questions

1) The diagram on the right shows a (3)

9 + 5 = 14 (1)
sandpit in the shape of a trapezium.
Find the area of the trapezium.
14 ÷ 2 = 7 (1)

7 × 4. 5
2
31. 5𝑚 (1)

2) The area of the trapezium on the (3)

2 11 + 17 = 28 (1)
right is 70𝑐𝑚 . Calculate the value
of 𝑥.
28 ÷ 2 = 14 (1)

14𝑥 = 70
𝑥 = 5 (1)

3) (a) A tower is to be built in the centre (a) Area of a Trapezium (5)

of a busy roundabout. Calculate the 8 + 6 = 14
surface area of the tower. 14 ÷ 2 = 7
7 × 10 = 70
2
70 × 2 = 140𝑚 (1)

Area of Bottom
2
4 × 10 = 40𝑚 (1)

Area of Top
2
4 × 11 = 44𝑚 (1)

Area of Left Side

2
6 × 4 = 24𝑚
Area of Right Side

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 8 × 4 = 32 (1)

Total Surface Area

2
140 + 40 + 44 + 24 + 32 = 280𝑚
(1)
(b) The tower will need to be painted. (b) 280 − 40 = 240 (subtract the base) (2)
All sides need to be painted except
the base. Each can of paint costs 240 ÷ 55 = 4. 36
£5. 50 and covers an area of 55𝑚 .
2 Round to 5 (You cannot buy 0. 36 of a can)
(1)
How much will it cost to paint the
tower ?
5 × 5. 50 = £27. 50 (1)
4) (a) A landscaper is designing a (a) 14 × 7 = 98 (1) (3)
rectangular garden with a flower
bed in the middle. The surrounding Area of flower bed
area will be covered in grass. What 10 + 2 = 12
is the area of the grassy bit? 12 ÷ 2 = 6
6 × 4. 5 = 27 (1)

2
98 − 27 = 71𝑚 (1)

(b) What percentage of the garden is (b) 71

× 100 (1) (2)
98
covered by the flowerbed (Round to
2d.p.)?
= 72. 45% (1)

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