Question

Hi i need help with a question it says A rectangle is 5 centimeters wide the area of the rectangle is 70 square centimeters what is the length of the rectangal

Answer 1

area of rectangle is

`\begin{gathered} A=\text{width}* length \\ \end{gathered}`

where:

Width = 5

A = 70

length = l

`\begin{gathered} 70=5* l \\ (70)/(5)=(5l)/(5) \\ l=14 \end{gathered}`

answer:

length is 14 centimeters