SOLUTION: Good evening, how to solve the area of a rectangular garden is 55 square meters. the length is 7 meters. find the width? Thk you.

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: Good evening,
how to solve the area of a rectangular garden is 55 square meters. the length is 7 meters. find the width?
Thk you.
This question is from textbook Algebra for college students

Answer by 303795(602)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The * means times.
In this problem you already have the area and length so the formula gives
Divide both sides of the equation by 7

Using your calculator divide 55 by 7 to get a width of approximately 7.86 metres.

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