Question

What is the width if
A=5 5/8
L=1 1/2

Answer 1

Hi there! The answer is w = 3.75

I suppose we're talking of a rectangle. The area of a rectangle can be found with the formula A = W * L. Therefore, the width can be found by dividing the total area by the length.


`w = 5 (5)/(8) / 1 (1)/(2) = (45)/(8) / (3)/(2) = \\ (45)/(8) * (2)/(3) = (90)/(24) = 3 (18)/(24) = 3 (3)/(4) =3.75`