Question

If the area of triangle ABC is 240 cm2, the area of triangle BDE is _____ cm2.

Answer 1

The ratio of the lengths of the smaller triangle to the larger triangle is 1:2


So the ratio of the areas is 1:4


This means that the larger area is 4 times larger

Answer 2

So the smaller triangle is 4 times smaller and its area is 240/4 = 60 square cm

Answer 3

thanks so much!

Answer 4

sure thing