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The area of a rectangle is 48 square inches. The length is 8 inches. What is the measure of its width? Write an equation, then solve the equation, to determine the width. Let w represent the width.

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Answer:

w=16

Explanation:

48=2(8)+2w

48=16+2w

32=2w

w=16

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