Marigold measures the length and height of a triangular sandwich. If the sandwich’s base measures 4 inches and its area measures 7 square inches, what is the height in inches of the sandwich? (1 point) Responses 11 inches 11 inches 1.75 inches 1.75 inches 14 inches 14 inches 3.5 inches

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The area of a triangle is calculated as 1/2 * base * height. In this case, we are given the base as 4 inches and the area as 7 square inches.

Let's plug these values into the formula and solve for the height:

7 = 1/2 * 4 * height

Multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate the height:

14 = 4 * height

Divide both sides of the equation by 4:

height = 14/4 = 3.5 inches

Therefore, the height of the sandwich is 3.5 inches.