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A rectangular piece of land has an area of 3/4 square mile.The land is 2 1/2 miles long what is its width

User DaShier
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Answer:

width = 3/10 mi

Explanation:

area = length * width

width = area/length

width = (3/4 mi^2)/(2 1/2 mi)

width = (3/4 mi^2)/(5/2 mi)

width = 3/4 * 2/5 mi

width = 6/20 mi

width = 3/10 mi

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