Triangle Word Problems

Megin created a triangular shaped vegetable garden and needs to put down fertilizer to cover the space. If the garden has a base of 1.4 m and a height of 2.6 m, how much fertilizer will she need?

• 3.64 m²

• 1.82 m²

• 3.64

• 1.82

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Lihn bought a triangular shaped piece of wood with a height is 6 inches and a base of 2 inches. She plans to cover the front with a piece of fabric, how much fabric will she need?

• 12 in²

• 12

• 6

• 6 in²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Preston calculates the area of triangles using the formula Area =1/2 (b)(h), where b is the base of the triangle and h is the corresponding height. For a triangle with a base of 6 m and a height of 4 m, he multiplies 1/2 times 6 m times 4 m. What is the triangle’s area?

• 6

• 24 m²

• 6 m²

• 12 m²

Albert’s bedroom is shaped like the triangle that is shown below. What is his bedroom’s area? Height is 7 feet. Base is 10 feet.

• 35 ft²

• 35 ft

• 70 ft

• 70 ft²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

The floor of Sajna’s bathroom is covered with tiles in the shape of triangles. Each triangle has a height of 7 in. and a base of 12 in. If the floor of her bathroom has 40 tiles, what is the area of the bathroom floor?

• 42 in²

• 84 in²

• 1,680 in²

• 3,360 in²

A triangle has side lengths of 2 inches, 2 inches, and 3.5 inches. Classify the triangle by its sides.

• Isosceles

• Equilateral

• Scalene

• Right Obtuse

A triangle has angle measures of 110°, 45°, and 25°. Classify the triangle by its angle measure.

• Right

• Obtuse

• Acute

• Scalene Isosceles

Layla and Aldina are on the beach watching Jaylen surf. From where Layla is standing, there is a 45° angle between Aldina and Jaylen. Jaylen sees a 67° angle between Layla and Aldina. What is the angle measure from Aldina’s point between Layla and Jaylen?

• 112 degrees

• 68 degrees

• 180 degrees

• Why are Layla, Jaylen and Aldina at the beach when we are supposed to be experiencing social distancing?

In triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 60°. The measure of angle B is 70°. What is the measure of angle C?

• 60 degrees

• 70 degrees

• 80 degrees

• 50 degrees

An isosceles triangle has one 110° angle. What are the measures of the other two angles?

• 70 degrees

• 35 degrees

• 17.5 degrees

• 45 degrees