Question

Jason’s kitchen has an area of 60 square feet. The kitchen is 6 times as many square feet as Jason’s pantry.if the pantry is 2 feet wide. What is the length of the pantry?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 feet.

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle can be calculated with the following formula:

`A=lw`

Where "l" is the length and "w" is the width.

In this case you know that the area of the kitchen is 6 times as many square feet as Jason’s pantry, then, the length of the pantry can be represented as:

`A=(60\ ft^2)/(6)\\\\A=10\ ft^2`

Since:

`w=2\ ft`

You can substitute the known values into the formula and solve for "l" in order to calculate its value.

You get that this is:

`10\ ft^2=(2\ ft)(l)\\\\(10\ ft^2)/(2\ ft) =l\\\\l=5\ ft`