Answer the following question, with explanation first.
The area of a triangle with a given base and height is given by 1/2*base*height. What is the base length of a triangle with height 8 and area 24 square units?

6
Let b be the base of the triangle.

(1 / 2) * b * 8 = 24.

4 * b = 24.

b = 6.

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Therefore, the answer is 6