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The area of a rectangle is 24 square inches. The rectangle is 6 inches long. How wide is the rectangle? A.10 inches
B.2 inches
C.4 inches
D.18 inches

User Lvsti
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Answer:

The correct answer is C. 4 inches

Explanation:

We know the area is 24 square inches.

We know that the rectangle is 6 inches long.

Remember that the formula for the area of a rectangle is length × width

1. Plug in the length and area into the formula:

6 × width = 24

2. Solve for width to get your answer:

Divide each side by 6

(6 × width)/6 = 24/6

width = 4

3. Plug 4 back into the equation to check your solution:

6 × 4 = 24

User Jens Gustedt
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Answer:

c. 4 inches

Explanation:

6 times 4 is 24 inches

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