Question

Sanjeev has to buy enough wallpaper to cover a rectangular wall that has an area of 242 square feet. The wall is 11 feet tall. How wide is the wall?

231 feet


22 feet


220 feet


21 feet

Answer 1

The wall is 22 feet wide.

Explanation:

Area of the rectangular wall = A =
`242 ft^2`

Length of the wall= l = 11 ft

Width of the wall = w = ?

Area of the rectangle = l × w

`242 ft^2=11 ft* w`

`w=(242 ft^2)/(11 ft)=22 ft`

The wall is 22 feet wide.

Answer 2

22 feet

Explanation:

when you find area you multiply the length and the width, but to find the width you would need to do the inverse operation which would be dividing 242 by 11 which is 22