Question

A rectangular farm has an area of 1.04 square kilometers. The length of the farm is 0.8 kilometer. What is the width, in kilometers, of the farm.

A) 13.0
B) 10.5
C) 1.3
D) 1.05

Answer 1

`\text{C. }1.3`

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle with width
`w` and length
`l` is given by
`A=lw`.

What we're given:

• 
  `A` of 1.04
• 
  `l` of 0.8

Substituting given values, we get:

`1.04=0.8w,\\w=(1.04)/(0.8)=\boxed{\text{C. }1.3}`