SOLUTION: Please help me solve the area of a triangle. base 2 1/3 yards and height 3/4 yard. (the area of the triangle equals half the product of its base and height) I got an answer of 7/8

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Question 726919: Please help me solve the area of a triangle. base 2 1/3 yards and height 3/4 yard. (the area of the triangle equals half the product of its base and height) I got an answer of 7/8 yards. I got it wrong.
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area = 1/2 * base * height.


The base is 2 1/3 yard = 7/3 yard.


1/2 * 7/3 * 3/4 (multiply top x top and bottom x bottom) = 21/24 = 7/8 square yards.


The only part you had wrong was the units.

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