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
1.75 inches
1.75 inches
14 inches
14 inches
3.5 inches
3.5 inches
11 inches
To find the height of the sandwich, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle, which is A = 1/2 * base * height.
Given that the base of the sandwich is 4 inches and the area is 7 square inches, we can plug those values into the formula:
7 = 1/2 * 4 * height
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2:
7/2 = 4 * height
Simplifying the equation:
3.5 = 4 * height
Dividing both sides of the equation by 4:
3.5/4 = height
The height of the sandwich is 0.875 inches.