If I cut a piece that was 5 centimeters wide and had an area of 20 centimeters. How long was the piece?

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Its length is 4 cm because length multiplied by width = area

so 5x = 20

x = 4

length = 4 centimeters

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Area= Length x width
So....
Length= Area divided by width.
Plug in equation
20 divided by 5= L
L= 4
Answer is 4 cm

Bikram Karki answered Jan 2, 2018

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