Question

jeordie spreads out a recctangular picnic blanket with an area of 42 square feet. its width is 6 feet . which equation coud you use to find its length

Answer 1

6x = 42

Explanation:

The formula to find the area of a rectangle is
`A = LxW`. Since we have a value for the width, we simply need to find what to multiply to 6 to get 42.

Let x = length

6x = 42

We then divide both sides by 6 to find the value of x.

`(6x)/(6)=(42)/(6)`

`x=7`

So we know the length is 7.

To check the answer we substitute x with 7.

`6(7)=42`

`42=42`