Question

Miles is starting a tree farm. His plot of land is triangular with one side 36 feet and the other two sides 30 feet each. The height of this triangle-shaped plot is 24 feet. If each tree needs 8 square feet of space to grow, how many trees can Miles plant?

a. 35 b. 42 c. 54 d. 76

Answer 1

54

Explanation:

the plot of land is an isosceles triangle, meaning two sides and angles are the same in value.

height (h)= 24

base (b)= 36

length (l)= 30

solution

find the area of triangle using area=half the product of the base and height.

A=1/2(36×24)

A= 216 square feet.

each tree needs 8 square feet

therefore using ratio and proportion,

1 tree= 8 square feet

x trees= 216 square feet

cross multiply and it'll be

216/8=x

therefore x= 54 trees