Question

Arthur is building a rectangular sandbox for his son. The area of the sandbox is 17 23/32 square feet. If the length of the sandbox is 3 3/8 feet, what is the width of the sandbox?

Answer 1

• 5 1/4 feet

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Area of a rectangle is the product of it width and length:

• A = wl

Given the length and area of a rectangle, find the missing width:

• w = A/l

• w =
• 17 23/32 : 3 3/8 =
• (17*32 + 23)/32 : (3*8 + 3)/8 =
• 567/32 : 27/8 =
• 567/32 * 8/27 =
• 21/4 =
• 5 1/4