SOLUTION: How can I find the Base of a rectangle with a given area= 56 sq cm and a height= 7 cm?

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Question 660454: How can I find the Base of a rectangle with a given area= 56 sq cm and a height= 7 cm?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Misread as triangle...my apologies
Area of a rectangle = bxh or a = bh
Rearrange for b
a/h = b/h
a/h=b
56/7 = b
8 = b
Proof
a = 8*7
a = 56
My apologies again for initially answering for triangle.