Question

The length of a skateboard is about 4 times its width. The length of Mika’s skateboard is 79 cm.

Write an equation to model this situation.
b) What is the width of Mika’s skateboard?

Answer 1

19.75 cm

Explanation:

Since l=4w, plug in 79 for l.

79=4w

79/4=19.75

w=19.75