SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 3 inches and its area is 2 square feet. What is the length of this rectangle? Please help.

Question 611436: The width of a rectangle is 3 inches and its area is 2 square feet. What is the length of this rectangle?
Please help.
Found 2 solutions by radh, MathTherapy:
Answer by radh(108) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You'd have to convert feet to inches. We know that 1 foot = 12 inches. So the area is 24 inches. (2ft=24 inches).
So, we can write a formula as
Now, we simplify:
So, the length is 8 inches. :)
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The width of a rectangle is 3 inches and its area is 2 square feet. What is the length of this rectangle?
Please help.

1 square foot = 144 square inches

2 square feet = 288 (144 * 2) square inches

Now, since area = 288 square inches, and width = 3 inches, then length = , or inches.

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