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Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is 2/3 its length. What is the length of Loui…

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is 2/3 its length. What is the length of Loui…
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Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is 2/3 its length. What is the length of Louis's basement.

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Area=Lenght*width.
Then, 864=Lenght*(2/3)*lenght
=> lenght= sqrt(864*3/2)
=> lenght= sqrt(1296) = 36.
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