Question

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 12 inches and a height of 5 inches. (Don’t include any units in your answer.)


27


30


60


17

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula:

\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}
\]

Given a base of 12 inches and a height of 5 inches, we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 5
\]

Calculating this step-by-step:

1. Multiply the base and height:
\[
12 \times 5 = 60
\]

2. Now take half of that result:
\[
\frac{1}{2} \times 60 = 30
\]

Thus, the area of the triangle is 30.

The final answer is:

30