SOLUTION: Area of a rectangle is 12 2/5 Length is 3 7/8 What is the width? I have tried to work this out but cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I know the answer I just want to see

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Question 1077032: Area of a rectangle is 12 2/5
Length is 3 7/8
What is the width? I have tried to work this out but cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I know the answer I just want to see how to figure it out
Answer by ikleyn(52798) About Me  (Show Source):
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122%2F5 = 62%2F5.


37%2F8 = 31%2F8.


The width is %28%2862%2F5%29%29%2F%28%2831%2F8%29%29 = 8%2F5 = 13%2F5 = 1.6 units.

Solved.