My son is in 6th grade and he doesn’t understand why the base is 1/2

Cargeh asked Jun 5, 2023

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Given:

$16\text{ inches}*(1)/(8)\text{ inches}$
$16\text{ inches}*(1)/(8)\text{ inches}=2\text{ square inches}$

Marcusficner answered Jun 11, 2023

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