SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 12 meters. If its width is 2 4/7 meters, find its length.

Question 511535: The area of a rectangle is 12 meters. If its width is 2 4/7 meters, find its length.
Found 3 solutions by oberobic, stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = L * W
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A = 12 square meters
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W = 2 4/7
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W = 18/7
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L * W = A
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L * 18/7 = A
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18L = 7A
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18L = 7(12)
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18L = 84
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L = 84/18
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L = 14/3
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L = 4 2/3
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Check the area to be sure these dimensions are correct.
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18/7 * 14/3 = 18*14/3*7 = 12
Correct.
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Answer: The length is 4 2/3 meters.
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Done.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is 12 meters square.
If its width is 2 4/7 meters, find its length.
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Area = length*width
12 m^2 = (L)(2 4/7 meters)
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Length = 12/(18/7) meters
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Length = 14/3 = 4 2/3 meters
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Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
The area of a rectangle is
If its width is , find its length

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