SOLUTION: What's the width when length is 6m and area is 720?

Question 595505: What's the width when length is 6m and area is 720?
Answer by math-vortex(648) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi, there--
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I presume that the shape you are talking about is a rectangle. You know that the length is 6m and the area is 720 square meters. You find the area of a rectangle by multiplying the length times the width.
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If L is the length and W is the width, we can say length times width is 720. Since the length is 6, we ask, "6 times what number is 720?" or 6 x _____ = 720.
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You might be able to do this mentally, if not you can divide 720 by 6.

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The width of the rectangle is 120m.
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I hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you have questions about this explanation.
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Mrs.Figgy
math.in.the.vortex@gmail.com

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