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The area of a rectangular picture frame is 93.5 square inches. The area formula for a rectangle is A = l.w .Write and solve an equation to find the width, w, of the picture frame. 11 in. W Equation: w Solution: W= in.

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The area is given by:


\begin{gathered} A=w\cdot l \\ \text{where:} \\ w=\text{width} \\ l=\text{length}=11in \\ A=93.5in^2 \end{gathered}

Therefore:


93.5=11w

Solve for w:


\begin{gathered} w=(93.5)/(11) \\ w=8.5in \end{gathered}

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