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The area of a 20 cm wide rectangle is 500 cm cm2 what is the length?

The area of a 20 cm wide rectangle is 500 cm cm2 what is the length?-example-1
User Tvkanters
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Answer:

25 cm

Explanation:

area of a rectangle = length × breadth

500 = length × 20

500/ 20 = length

25 = length

therfore, the length of the rectangle is 25 cm

User Edel
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Given = b = 20cm, A = 500cm2 l=?

A = l×b,

500= l×20

l= 25

THE LENGTH IS 25 CM

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