A rectangle has an area of 36 square centimeters and a length of 9 centimeters. What is the width of the rectangle? A. 27 centimeters B. 4 centimeters C. 3 centimeters D. 9 centimeters

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A rectangle has an area of 36 square centimeters and a length of 9 centimeters.

What is the width of the rectangle?

A.
27 centimeters

B.
4 centimeters

C.
3 centimeters

D.
9 centimeters

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Area=length * width
Length= Area/width
Width= Area/length

Width= 36/9
4

B. 4 cm

Dmitrii answered Mar 5, 2016

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area =
length * width

Therefore,
width = (area)/(length)

width = (36)/(9)

Width = 4cm

Siwei answered Mar 6, 2016

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