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What is the probability that a point chosen at random in the rectangle is also in the blue triangle?

A triangle inside of a rectangle. The triangle is shaded and has a base of 5 inches and height of 4 inches. The rectangle is not shaded and has a height of 4 inches and length of 5 inches.
One-half
Four-fifths
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Area of triangle = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 5 * 4 = 10.
Area of rectangle = 5 * 4 = 20.
Probability = 10 / 20 = 1/2.

Answer: One-half.