SOLUTION: A rectangle having an area of 60 square meters has length of 50 meters. Find the rectangle's width.

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Question 747792: A rectangle having an area of 60 square meters has length of 50 meters. Find the rectangle's width.
Answer by Kg2003(10)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well the formula for the area of a rectangle we know to be length*width=area
We know the length and the area so substitute those values into the equation and call what we fonts know w. 50w=60. Solve for w by dividing by 50 and come up with 1.2 meters

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