6.GM.1
Find the area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing or decomposing to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Example Problems
A spinner lands on red 40% of the time. Let be the number of spins until the spinner first lands on red. Assume spins are independent.
Find the probability that the first red occurs on the 2nd spin.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the probability that the first red occurs on the 2nd spin.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
A factory sensor falsely triggers 2% of the time. Let be the number of readings taken until the first false trigger. Assume readings are independent.
Find the probability that the first false trigger occurs on the 12th reading.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the probability that the first false trigger occurs on the 12th reading.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
During quality control, of items are defective. Let be the number of items inspected until the first defective item is found. Assume item defects are independent.
Find the probability that the first defective item is found on the 10th inspection.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the probability that the first defective item is found on the 10th inspection.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Khan Academy ResourcesArea of parallelogramsArea of trianglesArea of parallelogramsArea of trianglesFind missing length when given area of a triangleArea of right trianglesFind missing length when given area of a parallelogramDecompose area with trianglesArea of composite shapesFind base and height on a triangleArea of a triangleFinding area by rearranging partsArea of a parallelogramArea of composite shapesArea of quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides

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