SOLUTION: markita bought a roll of carpet that is 8.5 feet wide. The maximum area the carpet will cover is 136 square feet. What is the longest possible length of the carpet?

Question 732950:
markita bought a roll of carpet that is 8.5 feet wide. The maximum area the carpet will cover is 136 square feet. What is the longest possible length of the carpet?
Found 2 solutions by checkley79, lynnlo:
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=LW
136=L*8.5
L=136/8.5
L=16 FEET IS THE REQUIRED LENGTH.
Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the length of the carpet will be 16
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