Question

A rectangular patio has a length of 12 1/2 feet and an area of 108 1/8 square feet what is the width of the patio

Answer 1

Length of the rectangular patio =
`12(1)/(2)=(25)/(2)`

Let the width of the patio be = x

Area of the patio is given as =
`108(1)/(8)=(865)/(8)`

As the area of a rectangle is = length*width, so

`(865)/(8)=((25)/(2))x`

`(865)/(8)*(2)/(25)=x`

x=
`(1730)/(200)` =
`(173)/(20)`

x =
`8(13)/(20)`

Hence, width of the patio is
`8(13)/(20)` feet.