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The area of a rectangular room is 144ft²and the length of one wall is 16ft. What is the measurement of the other wall?
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The area of a rectangular room is 144ft²and the length of one wall is 16ft. What is the measurement of the other wall?
I need to know the steps to solving this, along with the answer. I believe it should be written as an equation, but I am not positive.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangular room is 144ft²and the length of one wall is 16ft. What is the measurement of the other wall?
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Let w = width of room
then since width * length=area
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w(16) = 144
w = 144/16
w = 9 feet
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