The lid to a box is in the shape of a triangle. The base of the triangle is 7.5 centimeters, and the height of the triangle is 4 centimeters. What is the area of the box lid?(1 point) Responses 30 square centimeters 30 square centimeters 11.5 square centimeters 11.5 square centimeters 16 square centimeters 16 square centimeters 15 square centimeters
The area of a triangle is given by the formula A = 0.5 x base x height.
Plugging in the given values, we get:
A = 0.5 x 7.5 cm x 4 cm
A = 0.5 x 30 cm^2
A = 15 cm^2
Therefore, the area of the box lid is 15 square centimeters.