Question

HELP ME PLEASE!

Jessica is planting a garden. It has the shape of a right triangle. She wants 4 plants for each square yard of area. How many plants does she want in the​ garden?

A right triangle has a base of length 9 yards and a height of 12 yards. The longest side has length 15 yards

Answer 1

216 plants

Explanation:

To answer this question :

1. Determine the area of a triangle
2. Multiply the area of the triangle by the number of plants per square yard

Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x height

1/2 x 9 x 12 = 54 yards²

54 x 4 = 216 plants