Question

The area of this rectangle is 15ft^2. Write and equation and solve it to find y

Answer 1

The Area of a rectangle can be calculated by using the formula:

`A=L* W`

Where A is the area, L is the length and W is the width.

By replacing the given values, your equation will be:

`15ft^2=y*3ft`

Do the next steps to find the value of y:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Divide both sides by 3 ft} \\ (15ft^2)/(3ft)=y*(3ft)/(3ft)\text{ } \\ \text{Simplify and reorder terms} \\ 5ft=y \\ y=5ft \end{gathered}`

Thus, the value of y is 5 ft.