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A rectangle flower bed had a total area of 40 square yards. If it was 4 yards wide, how long was it?
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A rectangle flower bed had a total area of 40 square yards. If it was 4 yards wide, how long was it?

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You would have to divide the area by the width, so 40÷4=10 yards long.
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area=wide times long
area=40
4=wide

40=4 times long
divide both sides by 4
10=long


10 yd long

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