The area of the triangle below is 12 square inches. What is the length of the base?

Answer:
b = 8 in
Step-by-step explanation:
The area (A) of a triangle is calculated as
A = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] bh ( b is the base and h the perpendicular height )
Here A = 12 and h = 3 , then
[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] b × 3 = 12 , that is
1.5b = 12 ( divide both sides by 1.5 )
b = 8