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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, of the room.

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The answer for the question 10.5. Good luck
User Thomas Aylott
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Before we try to solve anything, let's convert our fractions into decimals, this so if we use a calculator (or writing on paper), it will be much easier to put it.
131 1/4 = 131.25 (divide 100 by the denominator to know each 1/x value).
12 1/2 = 12.50
The formula for the area of a rectangle is L x W, or Length x Width.
Since we are looking for our width, w, we need to divide by the length.
131.25 / 12.5 = 10.5.
Our width is 10 1/2 ft.
I hope this helps!
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