Question

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 2.4 cm and a height of 0.8 cm?

A.
0.96 cm²

B.
1.6 cm²

C.
1.92 cm²

D.
3.2 cm²

Answer 1

The easiest way to find the area of a triangle is by doing 1/2 base x height. So halve the base, 2.4 / 2 = 1.2. Now do 1.2 x 0.8. Which equals 0.96.