3. Area and Perimeter The formula for the area of any parallelogram is the same as the the area of a rectangle: b Practice: Find each area. 1. 8cm 12cm 2. A=bh b Cm 3cm 3. h 25 Perimeter is just the distance around a figure. Perimeter is NOT measured in square units. To find the perimeter of a figure, simply add the lengths of its sides. Practice: Find the perimeter and area of each shaded region below. 7cm 1. (square) 4cm 3cm 7cm 5cm 2. cm 5cm 4cm 10cm 4cm 5cm 3cm 12cm