Question

The with is 5 feet and an area of 36.25ft what is the length of the rectangular floor

Answer 1

7.25 feet

Explanation:

To solve this problem, you need to know the equation to find the area of a rectangle. The equation is

`\\ width * length = area`

Next, plug in the values we know into the equation. (NOTE that in place of length, I'm using the variable L)

`5 * L = 36.25`

Next, we must use algebra to solve to find the length of the rectangle. We first must get L by itself. To do this, we must divide 5 * L by 5. This eliminates the 5 from the left side of the equation. However, whatever you do to one side you must do to the other side. This means that we must divide 36.25 by 5 as well. This gives us the equation,

`L` = 36.25 ÷ 5.

Now we must finish solving the equation. Dividing 36.25 by 5 gives us the answer 7.25. Hope this helps!