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The area of a rectangular rug is 24 square feet. The rug is 3 feet wide. How long is it?

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Given

The area of a rectangular rug is 24 square feet. The rug is 3 feet wide.

To find:

How long is it?

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

The area of a rectangular rug is 24 square feet. The rug is 3 feet wide.

That implies,


\begin{gathered} Area\text{ }of\text{ }the\text{ }rectangular\text{ }rug=24 \\ l* b=24 \\ l*3=24 \\ l=(24)/(3) \\ l=8ft \end{gathered}

Hence, the length of the rectangular rug is 8ft.

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