The answer is 9.
To calculate this, we will use Galileo's square cube law, used to describe the change of the area or the volume of the shape, when their dimensions increase or decrease. The formula used for change of the area is

A₂ - the area after the change,
A₁ - the area before the change,
l₂ - the dimension after the change,
l₁ - the dimension before the change.
It is given:
l₁ = 1 cm
l₂ = 3 cm
Let's use this formula for the mentioned triangle:

Therefore, the area of the triangle was multiplied by 9.
The least it could weigh would be 4 tons by rounding 4.4 down
The most it could weigh would be 8 tons by rounding 7.7 up.
<span>In abstract algebra and formal logic, the distributive property of binary operations generalizes the distributive law from elementary algebra. In propositional logic, distribution refers to two valid rules of replacement. The rules allow one to reformulate conjunctions and disjunctions within logical proofs.</span>