Question

A triangle has a base of 9 inches and a height of 6 inches. What is the area of the triangle?

36 square inches

56 square inches

54 square inches

27 square inches

Answer 1

\[A = \frac{ bh }{ 2 }\]
that's the area for a triangle

Answer 2

\[A = \frac{ 9(6) }{ 2 }\]
\[A = \frac{ 54 }{ 2 }\]
\[A = 27\]