Question

I feel like I'm definitely wrong here.
Help me out?

Answer 1

Show us how you solved your answer.

Answer 2

I divided 15 into 60

Answer 3

Remember that the area of a triangle is \[A=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }bh\] In this problem you're given the area (A value) and the length of the base (b value). Try solving it again using the area formula.

Answer 4

How would I switch that around? What must I divide? can you draw up another formula

Answer 5

Since you're solving for height, you need to get h alone. To do that, multiply both sides by 2, and then divide by b:
\[2(A)=(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }bh)2\]\[\frac{ 2A }{ b }=\frac{ bh }{ b }\]\[\frac{ 2A }{ b }=h\]Can you solve it now?

Answer 6

Is it 8?

Answer 7

Exactly. Nice job.

Answer 8

Thank you kind sir!