document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001052>Question 1001052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 25 feet long.Its area is 375 square feet.What is the width of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><B>EdenWolf(517)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=EdenWolf><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember, the formula for the area of a rectangle is A=lw, or Area = Length * Width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we know the area and the length. Plug them into the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "375=25*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we need to isolate w to find the width. (Solve for w.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, we divide 25 from both sides to have w by itself.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "375 divided by 25 is 15. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15=w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, we know that w=15; The width of the rectangle is 15 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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