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The area of a rectangle is 42 square inches the rectangle is 7 inches long how wide is the rectangle

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Answer: 6 inches

Explanation:

formula for area of a rectangle is length times width

LW=A

substitute

7(W)=42

divide 7 on both sides

42/7 = 6

Answer: 6

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