SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 15.5 cm2. It's length is 5 cm. what is the width of the rectangle? I think the answer is: area= length x width 15.5 divided by 5 =3.1 I don't k

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Question 825932: The area of a rectangle is 15.5 cm2. It's length is 5 cm. what is the width of the rectangle?
I think the answer is: area= length x width
15.5 divided by 5 =3.1
I don't know what cm2 means. Can u please explain it to me. Thanks.

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The area of a rectangle is 15.5 cm2. It's length is 5 cm. what is the width of the rectangle?
I think the answer is: area= length x width
15.5 divided by 5 =3.1
I don't know what cm2 means. Can u please explain it to me. Thanks.
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Your answer is right.
cm2 = cm^2 = square centimeters