SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 15 cm. What length will make the area at least 225 cm? Im having difficulty knowing how to start this problem. I divided 225 by 15 and got 15. However

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Question 890775: The width of a rectangle is 15 cm. What length will make the area at least 225 cm?
Im having difficulty knowing how to start this problem. I divided 225 by 15 and got 15. However im not sure if this is correct.

Answer by nerdychic16(11)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is correct; however, since it's an inequality, you have to make sure that you include that in your answer. I uploaded a picture so you can check your work.

Hope this helped!

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