For a landscaping project, a common area has a triangular garden in the center. The base of the garden is 10 feet and the height of the garden is 8 feet. What is the area of the garden?

The area of a triangle is one-half times its base times its height. Using the measurements, the area is ½ × 10 × 8 = 40 square feet. Therefore, the garden’s area is 40 square feet, choice C.

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