SOLUTION: If the area of the rectangle is 28 square feet, and the base is 7 feet. What is the height?

Question 778391: If the area of the rectangle is 28 square feet, and the base is 7 feet. What is the height?
Found 2 solutions by negative49, psbhowmick:
Answer by negative49(13) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area of triangle = (1/2)(base)(height)
28 ft� = (1/2)(7 ft)(height)
28 ft� = (7/2 ft)(height)
28 ft� / 7/2 ft = height
8 ft = height
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Height x Base = Area
Height x 7 = 28
Height = 28/7 = 4

So height of the rectangle is 4 ft.
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