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the area of a rectangular room is 285 sq feet. The width of the room is 19 feet. What is the length of the room?

User Sujith Karivelil
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Answer:

15 feet

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is length × width = area. We're given the area as 285 square feet, and the width as 19 feet.

  • length × 19 = 285

Now, we divide 285 by 19.

  • 285/19
  • 15

Thus, the answer is 15 feet.

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