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A rectangular room must have a maximum area of 84 square feet. If the room is to be 8 feet wide, what is the longest the room can be?

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Answer:

10.5

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User Tikhon Belousko
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Divide the maximum area by the width:

84 / 8 = 10.5

The longest the room can be is 10.5 feet.

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