X= base
Area= 1/2(base)(height)
24=1/2(b)(4)
24=(4*1*b)/2
24=4b/2
Divide 2 into 4
24=2b
Divide both sides by 2
12=b
base= x= 12 units
Hope this helps! :)
The most common expressions involving 16 and w are:
16+w
16-w
16xw and
16/w
Hope this helps and answers your question
1st drop- 10ft comes back up 5ft
2nd drop-5ft comes back up 2.5ft
3rd drop-2.5ft comes back up 1.25 ft
4th drop-1.25ft comes back up .625ft
(10+5) + (5+2.5) + (2.5+1.25) + (1.25) = 27.5ft