Question

a rectangle and a triangle have equal areas. the lenght of the rectangle is 12 inches ,and its width is 8 inches. if the base of the triangle is 32inches,what is the lenght,in inches of the altitude drawn to the base?
a)12
b)16
c)6
d)8
d)9

Answer 1

The area of the rectangle is 96 square inches.

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is A = 1/2bh

Solve for h.

Answer 2

would the answer be 12?

Answer 3

Let's see if 12 works.

96 = (32*12)/2

Nope that doesn't work, does it.