The area of a box is 3 1/5 inches squared. The length is 1 1/7 inches. What is the width?

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The area of a box is 3 1/5 inches squared. The length is 1 1/7 inches. What is the width?

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Answer:

w=2(4)/(5)~inches

Explanation:

$A=3(1)/(5)=(3*5+1)/(5)=(16)/(5)\\ \\l=1(1)/(7)=(1*7+1)/(7)=(8)/(7)\\ \\A=w*l=>w=(A)/(l)\\ \\=((16)/(5))/((8)/(7))\\ \\=(16)/(5)*(7)/(8)\\ \\=(2)/(5)*(7)/(1)\\ \\=(14)/(5)\\ \\=2(4)/(5)~inches$

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