Marigold measures the length and height of a triangular sandwich. If the sandwich’s base measures 4 inches and its area measures 7 square inches, what is the height in inches of the sandwich?

11 inches
11 inches

3.5 inches
3.5 inches

14 inches
14 inches

1.75 inches

1 answer

1.75 inches

The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height. Since the area of the sandwich is 7 square inches and the base measures 4 inches, we can plug these values into the formula and solve for the height:

7 = 1/2 * 4 * height
7 = 2 * height
height = 7 / 2
height = 3.5 inches

Therefore, the height of the sandwich is 1.75 inches.