Question

The area of a rectangle is 5 4/5 square meters. The width of the rectangle is 2 1/4 meter. Which is the best estimate for the length of the rectangle?

Answer 1

5 4/5 divided by 2 1/4=

change to decimals:

5.8/2.25=2.57

change 2.57 to fraction: about 2 3/5

so, the estimate for the length is 2 3/5