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Abigail made a quilt that has an area of 4,800 square inches. The length of the quilt is 1 and 1/3 times the width of the quilt . What are the dimensions of the quilt?

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If you would like to know what are the dimensions of the quilt, you can calculate this using the following steps:

the area ... 4,800 square inches
the length ... 1 1/3 * x = 4/3 * x
the width ... x

4,800 = 1 1/3 * x * x
4,800 = 4/3 * x^2 /*3/4
x^2 = 4,800 * 3/4
x^2 = 3,600
x = 60 inches

1 1/3 * x = 4/3 * 60 inches = 80 inches

Result: The length of the quilt is 80 inches and the width of the quilt is 60 inches.
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