SOLUTION: a rectangle has a length of 10 centimeters and an are of 40 square centimeters. what is the width of the rectangle?
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Question 238219: a rectangle has a length of 10 centimeters and an are of 40 square centimeters. what is the width of the rectangle?
Answer by EmKid(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of a rectangle = length x width
So to find a side of a rectangle when we know one side and the area, we reverse this formula to say area / (divided by) length = width
40 / 10 = 4, so the width is 4.
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