Question

A piece of land is 8 1/2 miles wide. It is 4 7/8 times as long as it is wide. How long is the piece of land.

Answer 1

`Length = 41(7)/(16)`

Explanation:

Given

`Width = 8(1)/(2)`

`Length = 4(7)/(8)` times as long as the width

Required

Determine the length

To do this, we simply multiply the length by
`4(7)/(8)`

So, we have:

`Length = 4(7)/(8) * Width`

Substitute
`8(1)/(2)` for width

`Length = 4(7)/(8) * 8(1)/(2)`

Convert to improper numbers

`Length = (39)/(8) * (17)/(2)`

`Length = (39*17)/(8*2)`

`Length = (663)/(16)`

`Length = 41(7)/(16)`