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area of a rectangular garden is 53 5/6 square feet. the length of the garden is 9 1/2 feet. what is the width

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Hello there! Given the area and length of the rectangular garden, we can follow the formula to solve:

Width = Area divided by Length

53 5/6 divided by 9 1/2 is our expression.

We can start by converting to an improper fraction:

323/6 divided by 19/2 = ?

323 divided by 19 = 17

6 divided by 2 = 3

17/3 is the width, but we are not done. We still have to convert back into a mixed number!

17/3 as a mixed number would be 5 2/3.

Your final answer: The width of the rectangular garden is 5 2/3 feet. Hope this helps!
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