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What is the length of a rectangle that has a width of 2.5 centimeters and an area of 20.5 square centimeters?

how many cm's

User Mark Bao
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For a rectangle,

area = length * width, so

length = area/width

length = (20.5 cm^2)/(2.5 cm) = 8.2 cm
User Brian Cowan
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Do 20.5 divided by 2.5 which equals
8.2
User Jamie McCarthy
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