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The carpet remnant was 4 1/8 square units. If the remnant was 3/4 units wide, what was its length?

User Eyevan
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Answer:

5 1/2 units

Explanation:

area = 4 1/8 units²

width = =3/4 units

Assume shape is rectangle.

area = length × width

length = area/width

length = 4 1/8 units² ÷ 3/4 units

length = 33/8 units² × 4/3 units

length = 33/2 units² × 1/3 units

length = 33/6 units

length = 11/5 units

length = 5 1/2 units

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