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?
11 inches
11 inches
3.5 inches
3.5 inches
14 inches
14 inches
1.75 inches
1.75 inches
The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height. Since the area of the sandwich is 7 square inches and the base measures 4 inches, we can plug these values into the formula and solve for the height:
7 = 1/2 * 4 * height
7 = 2 * height
height = 7 / 2
height = 3.5 inches
Therefore, the height of the sandwich is 1.75 inches.