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HELP PLEASE!!! A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle, with a base of 15 feet and a height of 9 feet. What is the area of the flower bed?

24 square feet
32.5 square feet
67.5 square feet
135 square feet

User Fogmeister
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Answer: 67.5 square feet

Area of triangle equation is :
(Base x height) /2

15 x 9 = 135

135/2= 67.5
User ZaBlanc
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Answer:

C) 67.5 square feet

Explanation:

the equation for finding the area of a triangle is height times the base divided by 2. so it would be 15/2 then multiplied by 9

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