Question

The sign for a new restaurant will be a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 3 feet. The painter needs to know if he has enough paint to cover the sign. Find the area of the sign in square feet.

Answer 1

The correct answer is 12 square feet.

Explanation:

The sign of a restaurant is in the shape of a triangle.

Dimension of the sign is 8 feet in base and 3 feet in height.

A painter needs to color the sign board.

He needs to find the area of the sign.

Area of the sign is given by
`(1)/(2)` × base × height =
`(1)/(2)` × 8 × 3 = 12 square feet.

Thus the painter has to paint an area of 12 square feet in order to paint the whole sign board of the restaurant.