Question

What is the area in square centimeters of the figure below

Answer 1

6.96

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is base times height over 2. The base is 5.8 and the height is 2.4. The product of these numbers is 13.92. We now have to divide this by 2. This gives our final answer of 6.96

Answer 2

A. 6.96 square cm

Explanation:

A = 5.8 x 2.4 x 1/2

A = 5.8 x 1.2

A = 6.96

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