SOLUTION: the width of a rectangle is half as long as the length. the recrangle has an area of 32 square feet. what is the width?

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Question 33272: the width of a rectangle is half as long as the length. the recrangle has an area of 32 square feet. what is the width?
Answer by sarah_adam(201) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the length and width of rectangle be L and W
given:
W = L/2
Area = 32 sq ft
But Area = L*W
32 = L*(L/2)
L%5E2= 32*2 = 64
L = +8 ft
W = 8/2 = 4 ft