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the area of a rectangle is 4 3/8 square feet, and its length is 1 1/4 feet. what is the rectangle's width, in feet

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Answer:

3 1/2 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

lets start by converting our fractions into improper fractions and giving them like denominators

4 3/8= 35/8

1 1/4= 5/4

the biggest like number these denominators fit into is 8

so 35/8 stays the same and

5/4 becomes 10/8

now, area of a rectangle is length x width= area

so plug in the numbers and solve for x!

10/8 times x= 35/8

division with fractions doesn't exist, so you flip the fraction and multiply instead.

35/8 x 8/10 = 35/10

simplify and get 3 1/2!

User Obiwanjacobi
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Answer: 3 1/2 ft

Step-by-step explanation:
A= length x width
A / length = width
4.375/1.25= 3.5
User Chuck H
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