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amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide on a wall in the cafeteria. The banner will have a blue background. amira has enough blue paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards. what is the heightof the banner

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Area = width * height

Area = 1. 5 yards^2 = 3/2 yard^2

width = 2.25 yards = 9/4 yard

height = Area / width = 3/2 yard^2 / 9/4 yard = 2/3 yard
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