Question 226623: A rectangle has an area of 96 square feet. If the width of the rectangle is six times the length, what is the width in feet?
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area = Length * Width
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A=96 = L*W,,,,,but W=6*L,,,,given
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96 = L*6L = 6L^2
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16 = L^2
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L= +/- 4,,,,,,use +4
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W=6*4 = 24
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check,,,,,,4+24 = 96,,,,,ok
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