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A rectangular room has an area of 131 1/4 square feet. The length of the room is 12 1/2 feet. What is the width, in feet, if the room

User Em
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Greetings!

Answer: 10 1/2 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

As the room is a rectangle, to find the area you simply multiply the length and width together.

L x W = A

As in the question stated you have the area and length:

12.5 x W = 131

To find the width you can simply divide the area by the length:

131 ÷ 12.5 = 10.48 ≅ 10.5 = 10
(1)/(2)

So the width is 10
(1)/(2) feet


Hope this helps!

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