Question

What is the area of the triangle?
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A.
32 square centimeters

B.
48 square centimeters

C.
96 square centimeters

D.
60 square centimeters

Answer 1

\(\sf \dfrac{1}{2}bh\)

\(\sf \dfrac{1}{2}(12)(8)\)

Can you simplify that?

Answer 2

no? how

Answer 3

@iGreen

Answer 4

Just multiply.

\(\sf \dfrac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 8\)

Answer 5

Tell me what you get

Answer 6

???

Answer 7

how do i divied 1/2 in to whole numbers??

Answer 8

Convert 1/2 to a decimal. :P

Answer 9

\(\sf \dfrac{1}{2} \times 12 \rightarrow \dfrac{1 \times 12}{2} \rightarrow \dfrac{12}{2}\)

Just divide by 2.

Answer 10

@shadybubba