Area of Triangle Word Problems

Megin created a triangular shaped vegetable garden and needs to put down fertilizer to cover the space. If the garden has a base of 1.4 m and a height of 2.6 m, how much fertilizer will she need?

• 3.64 m²

• 1.82 m²

• 3.64

• 1.82

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Lihn bought a triangular shaped piece of wood with a height is 6 inches and a base of 2 inches. She plans to cover the front with a piece of fabric, how much fabric will she need?

• 12 in²

• 12

• 6

• 6 in²

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Preston calculates the area of triangles using the formula Area =1/2 (b)(h), where b is the base of the triangle and h is the corresponding height. For a triangle with a base of 6 m and a height of 4 m, he multiplies 1/2 times 6 m times 4 m. What is the triangle’s area?

• 6

• 24 m²

• 6 m²

• 12 m²

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Albert’s bedroom is shaped like the triangle that is shown below. What is his bedroom’s area? Height is 7 feet. Base is 10 feet.

• 35 ft²

• 35 ft

• 70 ft

• 70 ft²

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If a triangle has an area of 24 m² and a base of 8 m, what is its height?

• 3 m

• 4 m

• 5 m

• 6 m

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Find the area of a triangle with a base of 14 inches and a height of 3 inches.

• 21 square inches

• 42 square inches

• 10.5 square inches

• 7 square inches

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A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?

• 60 cm²

• 30 cm²

• 20 cm²

• 15 cm²

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The floor of Sajna’s bathroom is covered with tiles in the shape of triangles. Each triangle has a height of 7 in. and a base of 12 in. If the floor of her bathroom has 40 tiles, what is the area of the bathroom floor?

• 42 in²

• 84 in²

• 1,680 in²

• 3,360 in²

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A triangle has a base of 12 inches and a height of 3 inches. What is the area of the triangle?

• 18 in²

• 18 inches

• 36 inches

• 36 in²

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Samuel is making a triangular shaped room in his house. The base of the room is 18 feet and the height is 23 feet. How much flooring will he need to cover the room?

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