Question

George makes a 125 scale drawing of a triangular sail. The triangle in his drawing is 2 feet high with a base of 1 foot. What is the area of the sail?(1 point) square feet

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Since the drawing is on a scale of 1:25, we need to find the actual dimensions of the triangular sail in feet by multiplying the dimensions of the drawing by 25.

The height of the sail in feet is 2 * 25 = <<2*25=50>>50 feet.
The base of the sail in feet is 1 * 25 = <<1*25=25>>25 feet.

The area of a triangle is calculated by multiplying the base by the height and dividing by 2, so the area of the sail is (25 * 50) / 2 = 1250 / 2 = <<1250/2=625>>625 square feet. Answer: \boxed{625}.