SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 90 in. Its area is less than 380 in.2. What is the greatest possible width of the rectangle, to the nearest inch?
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Question 631617: The length of a rectangle is 90 in. Its area is less than 380 in.2. What is the greatest possible width of the rectangle, to the nearest inch?
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The length of a rectangle is 90 in. Its area is less than 380 in.2. What is the greatest possible width of the rectangle, to the nearest inch?
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Let w = width
then
90w < 380
w < 380/90
w < 38/9
w < 4.22
answer: 4 inches
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