Question

Mom buys a rectangular rug with an area of 7 1/6 square meters. The length of the rug is 3 1/3 meters. What is the width of the rug?

Answer 1

• 2 3/20 m

Explanation:

The area is the product of the length and width

• The area = 7 1/6 m² = 43/6 m²
• The length = 3 1/3 m = 10/3 m

Width = ?

• A = lw
• w = A/l
• w = 43/6 ÷ 10/3 = 43/6 × 3/10 = 43/20 = 2 3/20 m

The width is 2 3/20 m