SOLUTION: what is the width of a 116 square feet room with the length of 12 1/4

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Question 729080: what is the width of a 116 square feet room with the length of 12 1/4
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We know the area is Length times width. Let w represent width.
12 1/4 w = 116
Change 12 1/4 to:
49/4 w = 116
Now multiply by 4/49 to get:
w = 464/49 or written as:
9 23/49 feet for the width.
Make sense?
RJ
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