a triangle has a base of 8 feet and a height of 6 feet. Ben says that the area of the triangle is 48 square feet. explain what Ben's mistake was. rhen show how to get the correct answers

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a triangle has a base of 8 feet and a height of 6 feet. Ben says that the area of the triangle is 48 square feet. explain what Ben's mistake was. rhen show how to get the correct answers

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in order to find the area of a triangle, you do base X height divided by two. Bens mistake was not dividing my two.

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