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In the figure below, the area of triangle PQR is 40.

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by swerve » Tue May 01, 2018 8:23 am

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In the figure below the area of the triangle, PQR is 40. What is the area of the triangle QRS?

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A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 45

The OA is D.

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by Sionainn@PrincetonReview » Tue May 01, 2018 8:38 am
To find the area of the triangle use the formula area = 1/2*base*height.

We can find the area of PQS is 1/2*5*6 = 15.

Then just subtract 15 from 40 to find the area of triangle QRS. This gives you 25 or choice D.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue May 01, 2018 9:00 am
swerve wrote:In the figure below the area of the triangle, PQR is area of 40. What is the area of the triangle QRS?

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A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 45
We can see that: (area of ∆PQS) + (area of ∆QRS) = (area of ∆PQR)
So, we can write: (area of ∆PQS) + (area of ∆QRS) = 40

We also have enough information to determine the area of ∆PQS
Area of triangle = (base)(height)/2
So, area of ∆PQS = (5)(6)/2 = 30/2 = 15
Now add this information to our equation to get: 15 + (area of ∆QRS) = 40
Solve to get: area of ∆QRS = 25

Answer: D
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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Thu May 03, 2018 3:30 pm
swerve wrote:In the figure below the area of the triangle, PQR is 40. What is the area of the triangle QRS?

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A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 45
Since the area of triangle PQR is 40, and the area of triangle PQS is ½ x 5 x 6 = 15, the area of triangle QRS is 40 - 15 = 25.

Answer: D

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