SOLUTION: The area of a rectangular piece of plywood is 40in.squared,and the width is 8in. Find it's length.

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Question 957641: The area of a rectangular piece of plywood is 40in.squared,and the width is 8in. Find it's length.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangular piece of plywood is 40in.squared,and the width is 8in. Find it's [sic] length.
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Area = L*W
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it's = it is

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
length%2Awidth=Area
length=Area%2Fwidth
length=40in%5E2%2F8in
length=5in ANSWER: The length is 5 inches.