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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Week 2 - Module 2:
Solving Routine and Non-Routine
Problems Involving Squares,
Rectangles, Triangles, Parallelograms,
and Trapezoids

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Mathematics 4
Quarter 4 – Week 2- Module 2: Solving Routine and Non-Routine Problems
Involving Squares, Rectangles, Triangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

First Edition, 2021

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 Target
Good day Grade IV learners!

In this module, you will solve routine and non-

routine problems involving squares, rectangles, triangles,
parallelograms, and trapezoids. Understanding the problem and
following the steps in solving word problem will help you find the
correct answer.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

• Solve routine and non-routine problems
involving squares, rectangles, triangles,
parallelograms, and trapezoids.
(M4ME-IVc-60)

Jumpstart

Before we start the lesson, try to answer the following activities on

your paper.

Directions: Read and analyze the problem. Choose the letter of

the correct answer.

1. Find the area of a square if side is 27 cm.

A. 54 sq. cm. B. 108 sq. cm.
C. 729 sq. cm. D. 854 sq. cm.

2. What is the area of a soccer ground, rectangle in shape, with a

length of 100 m and width of 50 m?
A. 50 sq. m. B. 100 sq. m.
C. 500 sq. m. D. 5 000 sq. m.

3. Find the area of a triangular parcel of land with a base of 10

meters and a height of 6 meters.
A. 15 sq. m. B. 30 sq. m.
C. 60 sq. m. D. 120 sq. m.
4. A residential lot in the shape of parallelogram has a base of 19
m and a height of 15 m. What is its area?
A. 34 sq. m. B. 68 sq. m.
C. 142 sq. m. D. 285 sq. m.

5. What is the area of a trapezoid whose bases measures 100

meters and 80 meters
and its height is 30 meters?
A. 210 sq. m. B. 830 sq.m.
C. 2 700 sq. m. D. 5 400 sq. m.

Discover

Read the problem below.

Precious gave a square carpet to her mother on her

birthday. Her mother put the carpet in their sala. The length of a
side of the carpet is 100 cm. What is the area of the square
carpet?

What character trait does Precious possess?

Can you give also your mother a gift on her birthday?

How will you solve for the answer to the problem?

You can solve the problem using the 4-step plan.

1. Understand
*What is asked for in the problem? The area of the square
carpet

*What facts are given? 100 cm

2. Plan
*How will you solve the problem? By finding the area of
a square
 3. Solve
*What is the formula to solve the A=SxS
problem?
*How is the solution done? A = 100 cm x 100 cm
= 1000 sq. cm.
4. Check and Look Back
*What is the answer to the problem? The area of the
square carpet is
1000 sq. cm.
Area of square = side x side

Note: Express the area in sq. cm. (cm2) or sq. m. (m2)

Let’s have these problems.

1. A rectangular swimming pool measures 10 meters by 8

meters. What is the area of the swimming pool?

How will you solve for the answer to the problem?

You can use the 4-step plan in solving for the answer.

1. Understand
*What is asked for in the problem? The area of the
swimming pool

*What facts are given? 10 meters, 8 meters

2. Plan
*How will you solve the problem? By finding the
area of a rectangle

3. Solve
*What is the formula to solve the problem? A = l x w

*How is the solution done? A = 10 m x 8 m

= 80 sq. m.
 4. Check and Look Back
*What is the answer to the problem? The area of the
rectangular
swimming pool is
80 sq. m.
Area of rectangle = length x width

2. A triangular garden has a base of 22 meters and a height

of 17 meters. What is the area?

How will you solve for the answer to the problem?

You can use the 4-step plan in solving for the answer.

1. Understand
*What is asked for in the problem? The area of a triangular
garden

*What facts are given? 22 meters, 17 meters

2. Plan
*How will you solve the problem? By finding the area of a
triangle

3. Solve
*What is the formula to solve the A = 1 bh or b x h
problem? 2 2
*How is the solution done? A = 22 m x 17 m
2
= 374 sq. m.
2
= 187 sq. m.
4. Check and Look Back
*What is the answer to the problem? The area of the
triangular garden
is 187 sq. m.

Area of triangle = 1 base x height or base x height

2 2
 3. Mr. De Vera bought a residential lot in parallelogram
shape. Its base is 25 meters and its height is 14 meters.
What is the area of the lot?

How will you solve for the answer to the problem?

You can use the 4-step plan in solving for the answer.

1. Understand
*What is asked for in the problem? The area of the
residential lot

*What facts are given? 25 meters, 14 meters

2. Plan
*How will you solve the problem? By finding the area of
a parallelogram

3. Solve
*What is the formula to solve the problem? A = b x h

*How is the solution done? A = 25 m x 14 m

= 350 sq. m.

4. Check and Look Back

*What is the answer to the problem? The area of the
residential lot is
350 sq. m.
Area of parallelogram = base x height

4. The living room is in the shape of a trapezoid where one

parallel sides is 7 meters and the other side is 8 meters. The
distance across these sides is 9 meters. What is its area?

How will you solve for the answer to the problem?

You can use the 4-step plan in solving for the answer.
 5. Understand
*What is asked for in the problem? The area of a
trapezoidal living
room

*What facts are given? 7 meters, 8 meters, 9 meters

6. Plan
*How will you solve the problem? By finding the area of a
trapezoid

7. Solve
*What is the formula to solve the A = 1 (b1 + b2) x h
problem? 2
or (b1 + b2) x h
2
*How is the solution done? A = (7 m + 8 m) x 9 m
2
= 15 m x 9 m
2
= 24 sq. m.
2
= 12 sq. m.
4. Check and Look Back
*What is the answer to the problem? The area of the
trapezoidal living
room is 12 sq. m.

Area of trapezoid = 1 (base1 + base2) x height

2
or (base1 + base2) x height
2
 Explore

Let us try!

Directions: Read and solve the problem. Use the 4-step plan.

1. An envelope is 25 cm. long and 40 cm. wide. What is the

area of the envelope surface?

a. Understand: What is asked for in the problem?

What facts are given?

b. Plan: How will you solve the problem?

c. Solve: What is the formula to solve the problem?

How is the solution done?

d. Check and Look back: What is the answer to the problem?

2. Josephine bought a handkerchief, in a shape of square. The

length of the side is 25 m. What is the area of the
handkerchief?

a. What is asked for in the problem? ______________________

What facts are given? __________________________________

b. How will you solve the problem? ________________________

c. What is the formula to solve the problem? _______________

How is the solution done? _______________________________

d. What is the answer to the problem? _____________________

 Deepen

How do you solve problems involving squares, rectangles,

triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids?

To solve problems involving squares, rectangles,

triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids, use the 4-step plan:
Understand, Plan, Solve and Check.
Solve for the answer by following the different formulas
for the area of a square, a rectangle, a triangle, a parallelogram,
and a trapezoid.
Express the area in sq. cm. (cm2) or sq. m. (m2).

Let’s apply your skills!

Read and solve each problem. Use the 4-step plan. Write your
answer on your paper.

1. A sailboat has a triangular sail with a height of 40 cm. If the

base of the sail is 18 cm, what is the area?

2. A garden inside a park has a shape of trapezoid. Its bases

are 14 metres and 20 meters. The perpendicular distance
between these bases is 16 meters. What is the area of the
garden?
 Gauge

Let’s do it independently!

Directions: Read and solve each problem. Follow the 4-step plan.

1. Michael made a square table for his EPP project. The length
of the side of the table is 60cm. What is the area?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

2. Kharina bought a box for her gift, the length of the side is
35 cm. What is the area of the square box?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

3. A rectangular banner has a length of 9 meters and a width

of 6 meters. What is the area?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

4. Ronn’s kitchen is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is
the area of the floor area of the kitchen?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

5. Minda needs to order a shade for a triangular-shaped

window that has a base of 8 feet and height of 5 feet. What
is the area of the shade?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

6. A triangular pond has a base of 13 meters and a height of 8

meters. What is the area of the pond?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

7. A rice field in the shape of parallelogram is 350 meters long.

The perpendicular distance between the base and its
opposite side is 130 meters. What is its area?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

8. Mang Kardo plated vegetables in his backyard to prevent
erosion. His vegetable garden is in the shape of
parallelogram. It has a base of 12 meters and a height of 7
meters. Find its area.
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

9. A trapezoidal lawn has an upper base of 14 meters and a

lower base of 28 meters. The distance between the parallel
base is 11 meters. If the lawn is to be planted with carabao
grass, how many square meters of carabao grass will be
needed?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

10. What is the area of a trapezoid-shaped piece of wood

whose bases measures120 m and 88 m and its height is
36m?
A. Understand

B. Plan

C. Solve

D. Check and Look Back

Answer Key
Jumpstart
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C
Explore
1. a. The area of the envelope’s surface
25 cm long, 40 cm wide
b. By finding the area of a rectangle
c. A = l x w
= 25 cm x 40 cm
= 1 000 sq. cm. or 1 000 cm2
d. The area of the envelope’s surface is 1 000 sq. cm.
2. a. The area of a square handkerchief
25 cm
b. By finding the area of a square
c. A = s x s
= 25 cm x 25 cm
= 625 sq. cm. or 625 cm2
d. The area of the handkerchief is 625 sq. cm.
Deepen
1. a. The area of a triangular sail
40 cm, 18 cm
b. By finding the area of a triangle
c. A = 1 bh or b x h
2 2
= 18 cm. x 40 cm.
2
= 720 sq. cm.
2
= 360 sq. cm.
d. The area of the triangular sail is 360 sq. cm.
2. a. The area of the trapezoidal garden
14 meters, 20 meters, 16 meters
b. By finding the area of a trapezoid
c. A = (b1 + b2) x h
2
= (14 m + 20 m) x 16 m
2
= 34 m x 16 m = 544 sq. m. = 272 sq. m.
2 2
d. The area of the trapezoidal garden is 272 sq. m.
Answer Key
Gauge
1. a. The area of the square table
60 cm
b. By finding the area of a square
c. A = S x S
= 60 cm x 60 cm
= 3 600 sq. cm.
d. The area of the square table is 3 600 sq. cm.
2. a. The area of the square box
35 cm
b. By finding the area of a square
c. A = S x S
= 35 cm x 35 cm
= 1 225 sq. cm.
d. The area of the square box is 1 225 sq. cm.
3. a. The area of the rectangular banner
9 meter, 6 meter
b. By finding the area of a rectangle
c, A = l x w
=9mx6m
= 54 sq. m.
d. The area of the rectangular banner is 54 sq. m.
4. a. The floor area of Ronn’s kitchen
9 meters, 5 meters
b. By finding the area of a rectangle
c. A = l x w
=9mx5m
= 45 sq. m.
d. The floor area of Ronn’s kitchen is 45 sq. m.
5. a. The area of the shade
8 feet, 5 feet
b. By finding the area of a triangle
c. A = 1 bh or b x h
2 2
= 8 ft x 5 ft
2
= 40 sq. ft. = 20 sq. ft.
2
d. The area of the shade is 20 sq. ft.
6. a. The area of a triangular pond
13 meters, 8 meters
b. By finding the area of a triangle
c. A = 1 bh or b x h
2 2
= 13 m x 8 m
2
= 104 sq. m
2
= 52 sq. m.
d. The area of the triangular pond is 52 sq.m.
Gauge
7. a. The area of the rice field
250 meters, 130 meters
b. By finding the area of a parallelogram
c. A = b x h
= 250 m x 130 m
= 45 500 sq. cm.
d. The area of the rice field is 45 500 sq. cm.
8 a. The area of the vegetable garden
12 meters, 7 meters
b. By finding the area of a parallelogram
c. A = b x h
= 12 m x 7 m
= 84 sq. cm.
d. The area of the vegetable garden is sq. cm.
9. a. The area of the trapezoidal lawn
14 meters, 28 meters, 11 meters
b. By finding the area of a trapezoid
c, A = 1 (b1 + b2) x h or (b1 + b2) x h
2 2
= (14m + 28 m) x 11 m
2
= 42 m x 11 m
2
= 462 sq.m.
2
= 231 sq. m.
d. The area of the trapezoidal lawn is 231 sq. m.
10. a. The area of the trapezoidal-shaped piece of wood
120 meters, 88 meters, 36 meters
b. By finding the area of a trapezoid
c. A = 1 (b1 + b2) x h or (b1 + b2) x h
2 2
= (120m + 88 m) x 36 m
2
= 208 m x 36 m
2
= 7 488 sq. m
2
= 3 744 sq. m.
d. The area of the trapezoidal-shaped piece of wood is 3 744 sq. m.
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