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Jenna has a piece of paper that is 99 3/4 square inch in Area.

It is 10 1/2 inches long.
What is the width of the piece of paper in inches?

User Jason Coco
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Answer:

Width is 9 1/2 in.

Explanation:

My reasoning is that, since youve gotten the area (99 3/4), your asked to find the width. You have the length which is 10 1/2. In this situation youre expected to divide. What you divide is 99 3/4 by 10 1/2. If you calculate this, you get a quotient of 9 1/2. I’m not very ethical at explanations, but I hope you found it helpful somehow.

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