Question

a playground is rectangular with a length of 1/2 mi if the area of the playground is 5/8 square miles what is its width and put your answer as a fraction

Answer 1

b = 5/4 miles

Explanation:

Length of a rectangular playground, l = 1/2 miles

Area of the playground, A = 5/8 square miles

We need to find the width of the playground. We know that, the area of a rectangular shape is given by :

A = l×b, here b is the width of the playground.

`b=(A)/(l)\\\\b=((5)/(8))/((1)/(2))\\\\b=(5)/(4)\ \text{miles}`

So, the width of the playground is 5/4 miles.