Rainee cuts a triangle out of felt. the base of her triangle is 7 inches, and the area of her triangle is 43.75 square inches. What is the height of Rainee's triangle? Write your answer in decimal form. (1 point)
A. 6.25 inches
B. 12.5 inches
C. 7 inches
D. 25 inches
A. 6.25 inches
To find the height of the triangle, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 1/2 * base * height
43.75 = 1/2 * 7 * height
43.75 = 3.5 * height
height = 43.75 / 3.5
height = 12.5 inches
Therefore, the height of Rainee's triangle is 6.25 inches.