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7. The area of the rectangle shown below is 480 square inches. What is h, the height of the rectangle in inches?
(1 point)
Identify the values you know in the formula A=bh
A=
b= h=
Plug it it, plug it in! AND SOLVE
H

24 in.
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h =

Answer 1

To find the height \( h \) of the rectangle, we start by using the area formula for a rectangle, which is:

\[
A = b \times h
\]

where:
- \( A \) is the area,
- \( b \) is the base (or width),
- \( h \) is the height.

From the problem, we know:
- The area \( A = 480 \) square inches,
- The base \( b = 24 \) inches.

Now we can plug in these values into the formula and solve for \( h \):

\[
480 = 24 \times h
\]

To isolate \( h \), we divide both sides of the equation by 24:

\[
h = \frac{480}{24}
\]

Now let's perform the division:

\[
h = 20
\]

Thus, the height of the rectangle is:

\[
h = 20 \, \text{inches}
\]