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Grade 6HardArea of Triangles

Area of Triangles · Hard problem

A banner shop charges $0.15\$0.15 per square inch for rectangular banners. Triangular banners cost $0.30\$0.30 per square inch, to account for the extra cutting, but they use only half the material of a rectangle with the same base and height. A triangular banner has a base of 2424 inches and a height of 1010 inches. How much MORE does a rectangular banner with the same base and height cost than this triangular banner, in dollars? (Use the rectangle's cost minus the triangle's cost; a negative answer means the rectangle is cheaper.)