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A small rug is 36 inches long. It's width is 2/3 of its length. What is the width of the rug in feet

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there is 24 inches which is 2 feet long
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Well the rug is 36 inches LONG and the rug's WIDTH is 2/3 that so we need to divide 36 by 3 and we get twelve now multiply that by two (because its two thirds not one third) and we get 24 24 inches is 2 feet
so the width of the small rug in feet is 2 feet. Hope this helped!!!!
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