SOLUTION: How do you find the width when u have the volume,length, and height

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Question 577071: How do you find the width when u have the volume,length, and height
Answer by Retardeted(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume+=+length%2Awidth%2Aheight
Pretend for a moment that you know the volume of a rectangle is 28cm^3 and you know that the height is 4 and the length is 3.
The formula would read: 3%2Awidth%2A4+=+28
You then want to multiply 3 and 4 together (using the multiplicative property) to give you 12 so now it looks like:
12%2Awidth+=+28
To get the width you now have to divide both sides by the coefficient 12:
%2812%2Awidth%29%2F12+=+28%2F12
The 12 cancels out on the left side, and you're left with:
width+=+28%2F12
Which equals 2.333
Width = 2.333