SOLUTION: If a rectangle is 176 metres squared and the length is 16 metres long what would the width of the rectangle be? Need to show how we got the answer.

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Question 920189: If a rectangle is 176 metres squared and the length is 16 metres long what would the width of the rectangle be? Need to show how we got the answer.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

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A = Lw = 176m^2

    L = 16m

   (16m)w = 176m^2

        w = (176/16)m

        w = 11m