Question 35032: A rectangle has an area of 53.3 square feet. If the rectangle is 8.2 in. long, how wide is it? Found 2 solutions by Prithwis, mbarugel:Answer by Prithwis(166) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Width = area/length (It may require unit conversion)
Area = 53.3 sq ft.
Length = 8.2 in = 8.2/12 ft.
Width = 53.3/(8.2/12)=53.3*12/8.2 = 78
The rectangle is 78 feet wide
Did you notice that the width is much larger than the length? Check your problem.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello!
The formula for the area of a rectangle is Width*Length
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:
53.3 sq ft are equivalent to 53.3*144 = 7675.2 sq in.
So now we get the equation:
So the rectangle is 936 in wide.
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