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A rectangle has an area of 40 square meters. If the length is 8 m, what is the width?​

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Answer:

5 m

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is found by doing length times width. To find a side length, or the width, do area divided by the length. In this case, it would be 40 divided by 8. 40/8 is 5 so the width is 5 m.

The width is 5 m.

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