SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 2.5 cm and its area is 10.5 cm.What is the length?

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Question 984307: The width of a rectangle is 2.5 cm and its area is 10.5 cm.What is the length?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width=2.5 cm
Area=10.5 cm^2 (note square)
Length * width =area
2.5 L=10.5; divide both by 2.5
L=4.2 cm

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