SOLUTION: the height of a triangle is 4 inches less than twice its base. The area is 48 sq inches. What is the base?

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Question 861683: the height of a triangle is 4 inches less than twice its base. The area is 48 sq inches. What is the base?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is mostly just a few words of description which can be translated into a symbolic statement.

h = height
b = base
area of a triangle is %281%2F2%29bh.

h=2b-4, which IS GIVEN as a description.

Form this equation: highlight%28%281%2F2%29%28b%29%282b-4%29=48%29.