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the area of a carpet is 36x2y-9xy square inches. if the width is 3xy inches, what is the length of the carpet

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Divide the area by the width to get the length.
Length = 36x^2y-9xy / 3xy.
= (36x^2y/3xy) - (9xy/3xy)
= 12x-3
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