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Elena and Max used to rectangular wooden boards to make a set for the school play one board was 6 ft long and the other was 5 and 1/2 ft long the two boards had equal width the total area of the set was 60 and 3/8 square feet what was the width

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Answer:the width is 5 1/4 ft

Explanation:

Step 1

The area of a rectangle is given as Length x width

Therefore the area of the rectangular board = Length x width

The length of the first board =6ft

The length of the second board =5 1/2 ft (5.5ft) with both having a total area of 60 3/8 (60.375ft²). To find the width of the boards since both have equal width, we use the equation

Length x width of board A + Length x width of board B= area of board A and Board B

6w + 5.5w =60.375

Step 2---- Solving the equation

6w + 5.5w =60.375

11.5w = 60.375

w = 60.375/11.5

w= 5.25

Therefore the width of the two boards are 5.25 ft / 5 and 1/4 ft each

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