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The area is 72 square meters. the lenght is 9 meters. what is the width

User Gaspare Bonventre
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Answer: 8 meters

Step-by-step explanation: 72/9 = 8

User Mohd Abdul Mujib
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Answer:

8 meters

Explanation:

Since there is so little information given, I'm assuming this is just the area of a rectangle. The formula you used to find the area of a rectangle is "area = length * width" or "A = l*w".

We are given the area and the length, so we can fill in those spaces in the formula-

72 = 9 * w

Now, in order to find the width. we have to undo in reverse order. We have to divide 72 by 9.

72 (/ 9) = 9 * w (/ 9)

8 = w

Therefore, the width is 8 meters. I hope this helps! Have a lovely day!! :)

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