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The face of a tent is shaped like a triangle with an area of Fifteen feet squared. The area of the triangle is represented by the formula A equals one half b times h. The height of the tent is 4 feet.
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The face of a tent is shaped like a triangle with an area of Fifteen feet squared. The area of the triangle is represented by the formula A equals one half b times h. The height of the tent is 4 feet. How wide is the base of the tent?

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Step one: Set up equation
A=1/2bh
Step two: plug all known numbers in
15=1/2b(4)
Step three: Simplify all sides of equation
15=2b
Step four: Divide each side by 2
15/2=7.5
7.5=b

The height is 7.5ft.

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