SOLUTION: jan is painting on a regualar canvas. the lenth of the rectangle is 6 feet . The area of the canvas is 24 square feet. what is the width of the rectangle.

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A = 24ft^2 and L = 6ft

Let w represent the width

A = Lw

A/L = w

24ft^2 /6ft = 4ft = w, the width