SOLUTION: a rectangle is 14 meters wide and 7 meters long. how long is a rectangle of equal area if its widths is 4 meters?

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Question 668315: a rectangle is 14 meters wide and 7 meters long. how long is a rectangle of equal area if its widths is 4 meters?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = length

(14)(7) = (4)(L)
98 = 4L
L = 24.5

The other rectangle is 24.5 meters long.