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If the width of a rectangle is 12 and its area is 180 square units, what
is its length?

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Answer:

15

Explanation:

area of rectangle: base times height or width times length, so;

180(area)=12(width) times height, to find the length divide area by width

180/12=15

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The length of the rectangle is 15 units. We can calculate this by using the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is length times width. So, 180 = 12 x length. Solving for length, we get 15.

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