Question

The area of a rectangle is 48ft2. The length is 3 times the width. Which of the following equations can be used to solve for the width?

Answer 1

Width of rectangle = 4 ft

Explanation:

Given:

Area of rectangle = 48 ft²

Length of rectangle = 3[Width of rectangle]

Find:

Width of rectangle

Computation:

Assume;

Width of rectangle = a

So,

Length of rectangle = 3[Width of rectangle]

Length of rectangle = 3a

Area of rectangle = l x b

48 = 3a x a

3a² = 48

a² = 16

a = 4

Width of rectangle = 4 ft

Length of rectangle = 3[Width of rectangle]

Length of rectangle = 3[4]

Length of rectangle = 12 ft