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The width of a rectangle is two-thirds of its length, and its area is 216 square meters. What is the length?
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The width of a rectangle is two-thirds of its length, and its area is 216 square meters. What is the length?

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L= length

2/3L x L = 216

*get rid of the fraction by multiplying by the common denominator (3)

2L x 3L = 648

6L = 648 * divide 648 by 6

L=108
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