Ja'Miles designs a sign for a store in the shape of a triangle. His design is 7.5 square feet in area, and the triangle has a height of 2.5 feet. What is the length of the base of his sign? Responses: 6 feet 6 feet 3 feet 3 feet 10 feet 10 feet 0.6 feet

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To find the length of the base of the triangle, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle:

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

Given that the area is 7.5 square feet and the height is 2.5 feet, we can plug these values into the formula:

\[ 7.5 = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times 2.5 \]

First, we can simplify the equation. Multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the fraction:

\[ 15 = \text{base} \times 2.5 \]

Now, divide both sides by 2.5 to solve for the base:

\[ \text{base} = \frac{15}{2.5} \]

Calculating the division:

\[ \text{base} = 6 \]

Thus, the length of the base of Ja'Miles' sign is \( \text{base} = 6 \) feet.

The correct response is:

6 feet