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The longest runaway at an airport has the shape of rectangle and an area of 2,057,000 square feet. This runaway is 170 feet wide how long is the run away ? The length of the runaway is ?

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Answer:

The runway is 12100 ft long

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a rectangle is given as:

A = wl

Where w is the width and l is the length

Given that A = 2, 057,000 sq. ft

w = 170 ft

Using these, we can easily find l

2,057,000 = 170l

l = 2,057,000/170

= 12100

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