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The area of a triangle is 24 square inches. What is the height of the triangle if the base length is 4 inches?

6 inches

8 inches

12 inches

20 inches

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12 inches because the equation for the area of a triangle is bh/2 or 1/2 times base times height. So, 4 inches times 12 inches is 48, divided by 2 is 24.
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the height of the triangle is 12 inches
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