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Show your work and circle your final answer.  \nRemember: Area of a triangle: A = ½ × base × height. The base and height must be perpendicular.  \n1. A triangular tent panel has a base of 8 feet and a height of 6 feet. What is the area of the panel?  \nShow your work:  \n2. A triangular campsite plot has a base of 12 meters and a height of 9 meters. What is the area of the plot?  \nShow your work:  \n3. A triangular warning sign near a campfire has a base of 15 inches and a height of 10 inches. What is its area?  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n4. A triangular piece of tarp used as a shade cover has a base of 7 feet and a height of 14 feet.  \nFind the area.  \nShow your work:  \n5. A triangular section of a nature trail map is shaded to show a pond. The base is 20 cm and the height is 11 cm. What area does the pond cover on the map?  \nShow  \nyour work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n6. A triangular banner hung between two trees has a base of 13 feet and a height of 8 feet. Find the area of the banner.  \nShow your work.  \nChallenge Problem  \n7. A triangular fire pit cover has an area of 90 square inches and a height of 12 inches. Draw your own diagram, then answer the following questions:  \na) What is the length of the base?  \nb) What is the area of a second cover that has a base twice as long and the same height?  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \n1.) 1. ) Answer: 24 sq ft | Steps: A = ½ × 8 × 6 = 24 sq ft  \n2.) 2. ) Answer: 54 sq m | Steps: A = ½ × 12 × 9 = 54 sq m  \n3.) 3. ) Answer: 75 sq in | Steps: A = ½ × 15 × 10 = 75 sq in  \n4.) 4. ) Answer: 49 sq ft | Steps: A = ½ × 7 × 14 = 49 sq ft  \n5.) 5. ) Answer: 110 sq cm | Steps: A = ½ × 20 × 11 = 110 sq cm  \n6.) 6. ) Answer: 52 sq ft | Steps: A = ½ × 13 × 8 = 52 sq ft  \n7.) 7 (Challenge) . )  \na. ) Answer: Base = 15 in  \nb. ) Second cover area = 180 sq in  \nSteps: 90 = ½ × b × 12 → 90 = 6b → b = 15 in → Second cover: A = ½ × 30 × 12 = 180 sq in  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)","cbCaiaDFpOLcmoWR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaDFpOLcmoWR","pdf",5292883,"English","# Area of Triangles Word Problems (A)\n## A Camping Trip\n## Challenge Problem","[{\"question\":\"What formula should you use to find the area of a triangle in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Use A = 1/2 × base × height. 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