Question

The area of a triangle with base b and height h is bh. Larry painted a mural of different

foods on the wall of the school lunchroom. He painted a triangular tortilla chip with a 15-inch
base and a 10-inch height.
What is the area of Larry's tortilla chip?

Answer 1

75

Explanation:

The area of a triangle with base b and height h is

1

2

bh. You want to find the area of a triangle with base b=15 inches and height h=10 inches.

Evaluate the expression

1/2

bh for b=15 and h=10

1/2

bh=1/2

(15)(10)

=1/2

(150)

=

75

The area of Larry's tortilla chip is 75 square inches.