Given:
The area of rectangle 80 sq. units and figure of rectangle and triangle with sides measure 16 and 5.
Required:
What is the area of the triangle?
Explanation:
The formula for area of triangle,
[tex]A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height[/tex]
We have base = 16 and height = 5
So,
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}\times16\times5 \\ =8\times5 \\ =40\text{ sq. units} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Answer:
Option D is correct.
