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A student cuts out a rectangular strip of paper that has an area of 2/3 square meter. If the width of the paper strip is 1/5 meter, what is the length of the strip, in meters?

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Answer:

3 1/3

Explanation:

Perform the inverse operation: l = a/w

(2/3)/(1/5)

Find the common denominator.

It is 15 in this case.

(10/15)/(3/15)

150/45

3 1/3

Check your work.

a = 3 1/3 x 1/5

a = 2/3

This is true.

The answer is 3 1/3

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