Question

A slice of bread is cut into two equal triangles. Pizza sauce is spread on one of them and butter is spread on the other. Find the area of the triangle on which the pizza sauce is spread.

• A. 12 square units
• B. 14 square units
• C. 16 square units
• D. 18 square units

Answer 1

The correct option is A 12 square units

Area of the triangle = Half the area of the rectangle

Area of the rectangle = Length × Width
= $4\times 6$
= 24 square units

Area of the triangle = $\frac{1}{2}$ × 24
= 12 square units

Since both the triangles are equal in area, area of the triangle with pizza sauce is 12 square units.