Eric wants to put tile in his kitchen and place them down in a triangular pattern. He has to figure out the area of the first piece of tile that is in the shape of a triangle, so he can cut the rest the same. The base of the triangle is 20in, and the height 24in.
Based on these measurements, what would the area be of the triangle? *
A. 22
B. 44
C. 240
D. 480