Question

Tom owns a 1,200 square foot, rectangular shaped ranch house that just barely fits on his 50 foot wide lot. If the house is 30 feet wide, what is the length of the house

Answer 1

40 feets

Explanation:

Given that :

Area of house = 1200 square foot

Width of house = 30 feets

Since, the house is rectangular :

Area of a rectangle = Length * Width

Hence,

Area of house = width of house * length of house

1200 ft² = length * 30 ft

Length = 1200 ft² / 30 ft

Length = 40 feets

Hence, length of house = 40 feets