SOLUTION: The area of a gymnasium floor is 264 square yards. The floor is 11 yards wide. How long is the floor?
a)253 yards
b)24 yards
c)11 yards
d) 242 yards
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Question 3701: The area of a gymnasium floor is 264 square yards. The floor is 11 yards wide. How long is the floor?
a)253 yards
b)24 yards
c)11 yards
d) 242 yards
Answer by ntnk(54) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The floor is B. 24 yards long.
This can be found out by using the formula for area of a rectangle , or area equals length times width. The inverse of this formula is , and since you know the area and width, just divide:
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