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A rectangular driveway is 9 feet wide, and it has an area of 135 square feet. How lo g is the driveway

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Area of a Rectangle

Given a rectangle of length L and width W, the area is calculated as follows:

A = L.W

We are given the area of A=135 square feet and the width is W= 9 ft. Solving for L:


L=(A)/(W)=(135ft^2)/(9ft)=15ft

The driveway is 15 feet long

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