document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35032>Question 35032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has an area of 53.3 square feet. If the rectangle is 8.2 in. long, how wide is it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the area of a rectangle is Width*Length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+Width%2ALength ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+Width%2ALength\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the are is 53.3 sq ft and that the length is 8.2 in. Before plugging these values into the equation, we must convert everything to the same units. Let's convert everything to inches. We know that 1 sq ft is equal to 144 sq in. So we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "53.3 sq ft are equivalent to 53.3*144 = 7675.2 sq in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we get the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7675.2+=+Width%2A8.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7675.2+=+Width%2A8.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Width=7675.2%2F8.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Width=7675.2%2F8.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Width=936 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Width=936\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the rectangle is 936 in wide.\r<BR>\n" );
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