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A photograph shows two pieces of a non-toasted triangular bread sandwich. Stuffing like corn and other items are sandwiched between two triangular slices in each piece.
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A sandwich is cut into two pieces. Each piece is the shape of a triangle. The triangle has a base of 6 inches and a height of 3 inches. Find the area of one of the triangular sandwich pieces.

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The formula to find the area of a triangle is Area = 1/2 * base * height.

Plugging in the values, Area = 1/2 * 6 inches * 3 inches = 9 square inches.

Therefore, the area of one of the triangular sandwich pieces is 9 square inches.