Question

Which statement best describes the area of the triangle shown below?

It is twice the area of a rectangle of length 4 units and width 3 units.
It is twice the area of a square of side length 3 units.
It is one-half the area of a rectangle of length 4 units and width 3 units.
It is one-half the area of a square of side length 3 units.

Answer 1

The answer is “It is one-half the area of a rectangle of length 4 units and width 3 units.” This is because the height of this triangle is 3 units and the base is 4 units so it will have the same area as half a rectangle with the same units.