SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 40 square feet. the length is 10 feet. what is the width?
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Question 291842: the area of a rectangle is 40 square feet. the length is 10 feet. what is the width?
Answer by blwinbbbles(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is width x length
We know that the area is 40 square feet and the length is 10 feet
So we can say:
10 x width = 40 ...divide both sides by 10
width = 4
so your answer is width = 4 feet
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