SOLUTION: I need to find the area of a triangle. The base is 33 1/3 and the height is 16

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Question 528468: I need to find the area of a triangle. The base is 33 1/3 and the height is 16
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of Triangle = 1/2*Base*Height.
I'll assume everything is measured in cm.
33 1/3 = 100/3 exactly
1/2*Height = 16/2 = 8
Area = 8*100/3 = 800/3 = 266 2/3 cm^2