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The area of a rectangle is 14 square units. It has side lengths a and b. Given the following values for a, find b.

a=4 1/5

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a = 4⅕ = 21/5

ab = 14
(21/5)b = 14
b = 14(5/21) = 10/3 = 3⅓
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