Question

You are fertilizing a flower garden shaped like a triangle. The base of the triangle is 8 feet and the height is 4 feet. What is the area of the flower garden?

Answer 1

area = 1/2 bh
area = 1/2 × 8 ×4
area = 4× 4
area = 16

Answer 2

Area for a triangle: 1/2 x bh
Base - 8ft
Height - 4ft
Area: 1/2 x 8 x 4
1/2 x 32
16
Answer: The area of the flower garden is 16.