SOLUTION: What is the height of a triangle with a base of 20 inches and an area of 50 square inches?

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Question 399767: What is the height of a triangle with a base of 20 inches and an area of 50 square inches?
Answer by toytoy42(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer is 5. I got 5 because the formula to find the area of a triangle is a half base times height. A half of 20 is 10 and for 10 to become 50 you need to multiply that by 5.
20 divided by 2 is 10.
10x?=50
?=5