SOLUTION: If the area of a rectangle is 48 square meters and the rectangle is 6 meters long, how wide is the rectangle

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Question 957954: If the area of a rectangle is 48 square meters and the rectangle is 6 meters long, how wide is the rectangle
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=length=6m; W=width A=area=48 sq m
LW=A
W=A/L
W=48sqm/6m
W=8m ANSWER: The width is 8 meters