SOLUTION: The length of a train car is 50.6 ft.This is 5.8 ft less than 6 times the width.What is the width?

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Question 1112751: The length of a train car is 50.6 ft.This is 5.8 ft less than 6 times the width.What is the width?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = (50.6+5.8)/6 = 9.4 ft.


Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of a train car is 50.6 ft.This is 5.8 ft less than 6 times the width.What is the width?
Width: 9.4 ft