SOLUTION: A dressmaker needs 120 square yards of red silk to make a new line of fashion apparel. Is the width of the silk is 2 yards, what is the length in yards?.

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Question 1034047: A dressmaker needs 120 square yards of red silk to make a new line of fashion apparel. Is the width of the silk is 2 yards, what is the length in yards?.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area = length x width.
That means
length = area / width = 120 / 2 = 60 yards long