Question

The area of triangle ADE is 12 square units. If B is the midpoint of AD and C is the midpoint of AE, what is the area of triangle ABC?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 3.5 D) 4 or E) 6?

Answer 1

corresponding sides of the inner and outer triangles are in ratio 1: 2 so the areas are in ratio 1: 4
so the area of abc is 12/4 = 3
answer is B)

Answer 2

Thanx.

Answer 3

no probs