Question

Caeli is designing a flag that will be in the shape of a rectangle. She has 10 square feet of fabric to use, and she wants the height of the flag to be 2.5 feet. What is the base of the flag if she will use all of the fabric she has?

Answer 1

The base of the flag is 4 feet

Explanation:

Caeli is designing a flag that will be in the shape of a rectangle. She has 10 square feet of fabric to use, and she wants the height of the flag to be 2.5 feet

To find the base of the flag she will use if she will use all of the fabric she has, we will simply use the formula;

Area = l × b

Where l = length/ base of the fabric and b=bread / height of the fabric

From the question

Area = 10

b=2.5

We can now proceed to plug in the values into the formula;

Area = l × b

10 = l × 2.5

Divide both-side of the equation by 2.5 to get the value of l

10/2.5 = 2.5l/2.5

4 = l

l = 4

Therefore the base of the flag is 4

Answer 2

If Caeli will use all of the fabric she has, the base of the flag should be of 4 feet.

Explanation:

1. Let's review the information provided to answer the question correctly:

Area of the fabric Caeli has and want to use and design = 10 square feet

Height of the rectangle of the rectangle shape = 2.5 feet

2. What is the base of the flag if she will use all of the fabric she has?

Area of the shape of the rectangle = Height of the flag * Base of the flag

Replacing with the real values:

10 square feet = 2.5 feet * Base of the flag

10 square feet/2.5 feet = Base of the flag

Base of the flag = 4 feet

If Caeli will use all of the fabric she has, the base of the flag should be of 4 feet.