Question

James has a piece of construction paper with an area of 65 1/4 inches. it is 9 2/3 inches long. What is the width of the pieces of construction paper in inches

Answer 1

L X W = A…. A/L = W.

65.25/9.66 = 6.75 (6 3/4)

Answer 2

The width of the pieces of construction paper is
`6(3)/(4)\ \text{inch}`

Solution-

James has a piece of construction paper with an area
`65(1)/(4)=(261)/(4)` inch²

Length of the paper is
`9(2)/(3)=(29)/(3)` inch

We know that,

`\text{Area}=\text{Length}* \text{Width}`

Putting the values,

`\Rightarrow (261)/(4)=(29)/(3)* \text{Width}`

`\Rightarrow \text{Width}=(261)/(4)* (3)/(29)`

`\Rightarrow \text{Width}=(9* 3)/(4)`

`\Rightarrow \text{Width}=(27)/(4)`

`\Rightarrow \text{Width}=6(3)/(4)\ \text{inch}`

Therefore, the width of the pieces of construction paper is
`6(3)/(4)\ \text{inch}`