document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3675>Question 3675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the area of a triangle with a base = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%265%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%265%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and a height = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zenock><B>Zenock(15)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zenock><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve the problem use the formula for area of a triangle...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a triangle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may have some difficulty here multiplying mixed numbers.  The best option is to convert these. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A B/C = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28A%2AC%2BB%29%2FC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28A%2AC%2BB%29%2FC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 5/8 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2A8%2B5%29%2F8=29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2A8%2B5%29%2F8=29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the same time thing with 2 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same problem different numbers...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the area of a triangle with a base = 4 3/8 and a height = 3 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=3%261%2F2+=%283%2A2%2B1%29%2F2=7%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=3%261%2F2+=%283%2A2%2B1%29%2F2=7%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=%281%2F2%29%2835%2F8%29%287%2F2%29=245%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=%281%2F2%29%2835%2F8%29%287%2F2%29=245%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can leave it in this form or if you need to make it back into a mixed number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 goes into 245 7 times with a remainder of 21.  So the answer is 7 21/32.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are other ways to do this problem as well.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For instance... we could make the mixed fractions into an addition problems as so...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 3/8 = (4+3/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 1/2 = (3+1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then do the following<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F8+=+8%2F8%2B1%2F8=1%2B1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F8+=+8%2F8%2B1%2F8=1%2B1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8=2%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8=2%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F8=1%2B2%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F8=1%2B2%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2812%2B9%2F8%2B2%2B3%2F16%29=%281%2F2%29%2814%2B%281%2B2%2F16%29%2B3%2F16%29=%281%2F2%29%2815%2B5%2F16%29=15%2F2%2B5%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F2=14%2F2%2B1%2F2=7%2B1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F2=14%2F2%2B1%2F2=7%2B1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2=16%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2=16%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F2=7%2B16%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F2=7%2B16%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F2%2B5%2F32=%287%2B16%2F32%29%2B5%2F32=7%2B21%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F2%2B5%2F32=%287%2B16%2F32%29%2B5%2F32=7%2B21%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which is 7 21/32.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pointless but might give some understanding. </SPAN>\n" );
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