document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162699>Question 162699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Q: A rectangle has an area of 6 yards squared. If the width of the rectangle is 2/5 yards, what is the length of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume that to get the 6yds sq. It was LxW assuming L=3 & W=2 but I do not no where to go from there?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119917 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119917\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not quite sure how you arrived at L = 3 & W = 2, but that is not correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's how we would find the length from the information given in the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You were correct here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yds. and the area, A, = 6 sq.yds. So, we make the appropriate substitutions into the formula for the area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+=+L%2A%282%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+=+L%2A%282%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29%2A6+=+L%2A%282%2F5%29%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29%2A6+=+L%2A%282%2F5%29%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+=+L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+=+L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the length of the rectangle is 15 yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Substitute L = 15 and W = 2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+15%282%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+15%282%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > It checks! </SPAN>\n" );
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