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The area of a rectangle is 9/10 square meter. The width is 2/5 meter. b. How many times greater is the length than the width? Write your answer in simplest form.

User Neva
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Answer:

4.5/2 = 2.25

Dif: 2.25/0.4 = 5.625 times greater

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User Bryan Buckley
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Answer:

Explanation:

a = lw

l = a/w

l = (9/10)/(2/5) = (9/4)

l/w = (9/4)/(2/5) = 5 5/8 times greater

User Boris Raznikov
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