Question

Alison is growing basil in a rectangular section of her garden. This section is 5/6 yards long and has an area of 1/6 square yard. What is the width of the section?

A. 1/5 Yard
B. 5/18 yard
C. 1/2 yard
D. 2 1/2 yard

Answer 1

The answer is definitely A

Answer 2

Since the section is 5/6 yards long and you do not know the width, we can set the width as the variable x
Therefore:
Area = length × width
Area = 1/6
5/6(x) = 1/6
multiply the reciprocal of 5/6 (6/5) on both sides
x = 1/6(6/5)
x = 1/5
A. 1/5 Yard