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.)

Question

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Answer 1

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