Calculating Triangle Area with Fractions

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

• Base divided by height

• Base times height divided by 2

• Base plus height

• Base plus height divided by 2

Which of the following is a correct step in the process of finding the area of a triangle given the base and height?

• Add the base to the height and then divide by 2

• Multiply the base by the height and then add 2

• Divide the base by the height and then multiply by 2

• Multiply the base by the height and then divide by 2

If the base of the triangle is 3/5 and the height is 2/3, what is the initial expression for the area?

• (3/5) + (2/3) / 2

• (3/5) * (2/3) / 2

• (3/5) - (2/3) / 2

• (3/5) / (2/3) / 2

Can any numbers be simplified in the fraction (3/5) * (2/3)?

• No, it cannot be simplified.

• Yes, the 3s can be cancelled out.

• Yes, the 2s can be cancelled out.

• Yes, the 5s can be cancelled out.

After simplification, what does the expression become?

• 1/3 * 2/5 / 2

• 1/5 * 2/1 / 2

• 1/2 * 3/5 / 2

• 2/5 * 1/3 / 2

What mathematical operation is primarily used to simplify the area's expression?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

How do you handle the division of fractions in the expression?

• Divide the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second

• Subtract the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second

• Add the first fraction to the reciprocal of the second

• Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second

What is the final simplified form of the area?

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 1/10

What units is the area of the triangle expressed in?

• Centimeters

• Inches

• Units squared

• Meters