Q: Solve for h:
a=(1/2) b*h
A: OK. We gotta get h by itself. First, let’s get rid of that 1/2 by multiply both sides by 2/1:
(2/1)a = (2/1) * (1/2) b*h
2a = (2/2)b*h [since 2/2 is really just 1, we have]
2a = b*h
Now, to get h by itself, we must divide both sides by b:
2a/b = h
Tada!
