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an artist is painting a mural in the shape of a rectangle that has an area of 216 ft the mural is 8 feet high. how long it is it

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User Patrick Hund
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The area of the rectangle is given by:


A=h\cdot l

Where:

A = Area = 216ft²

h = Height = 8ft

l = Length

Solve for l:


\begin{gathered} 216=8l \\ l=(216)/(8) \\ l=27ft \end{gathered}

Answer:

27ft

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