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There was a rectangular pRk that had an area of 6 square miles . The length was 3/8 the width . What was the width

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Answer:

4 miles

Explanation:

We can let "w" stand for the width of the park. Its area is the product of its length (3/8·w) and its width:

6 mi² = (3/8·w)w = 3/8·w²

16 mi² = w² . . . . . multiply by 8/3

√(16 mi²) = w = 4 mi

The width of the park is 4 miles.

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