SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of 53.3 square feet. If the rectangle is 8.2 in. long, how wide is it?

Question 35032: A rectangle has an area of 53.3 square feet. If the rectangle is 8.2 in. long, how wide is it?
Found 2 solutions by Prithwis, mbarugel:
Answer by Prithwis(166) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Width = area/length (It may require unit conversion)
Area = 53.3 sq ft.
Length = 8.2 in = 8.2/12 ft.
Width = 53.3/(8.2/12)=53.3*12/8.2 = 78
The rectangle is 78 feet wide
Did you notice that the width is much larger than the length? Check your problem.
Answer by mbarugel(146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
The formula for the area of a rectangle is Width*Length

We know that the are is 53.3 sq ft and that the length is 8.2 in. Before plugging these values into the equation, we must convert everything to the same units. Let's convert everything to inches. We know that 1 sq ft is equal to 144 sq in. So we have:
53.3 sq ft are equivalent to 53.3*144 = 7675.2 sq in.
So now we get the equation:

So the rectangle is 936 in wide.

I hope this helps!
Get more answers at Online Math Answers.com!

RELATED QUESTIONS
A rectangle has as many square inches of area as it has inches of perimeter. The... (answered by MathLover1,josgarithmetic,ikleyn)
A rectangle that has an area of 357 square inches is 17 inches wide. How long is the... (answered by rfer)
A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If the width of the rectangle is 3 inches,... (answered by solver91311)
a rectangle is 9 ft wide. the rectangle has an area of 117 square feet. what is the... (answered by JulietG)
The area of a rectangle is 36 feet squared. If it is 9 foot long how wide is it?... (answered by rfer)
A rectangle is 4 1/2 feet long and 1 3/4 feet wide. Find the area of the rectangle. (answered by mananth)
A rectangle that is 15cm long and 12cm wide has an area of 180cm� so what is the... (answered by macston)
How much greater is the area of a square that has one side equal to 4 feet than a... (answered by rfer)
Dimensions of a Rectangle A rectangle is 5 feet longer than it is wide and has an area... (answered by oberobic)