Question

a rectangle poster board has an area of 3/8 square yard and a length of 1/2 yard. Given area equals length times width, how wide is the poster board?

Answer 1

3/4 ya

Explanation:

Keep 3/8

Change to times

Flip to 2/1

3/8 times 2/1=6/8=3/4

And there’s your anwser

Answer 2

Area = length × width

Length = 1/2 yd

Area = 3/8 yd

All you have to do is divide area by length to get width

3/8 ÷ 1/2

Keep 3/8
Change ÷ to ×
Flip 1/2 to 2/1

That equals 3/8 × 2/1 = 6/8 = 3/4

Width = 3/4 yd

~Aamira~

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