SOLUTION: If the area of a rectangle is 9 3/8 and its width is 4 1/4 what is its length

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Question 817006: If the area of a rectangle is 9 3/8 and its width is 4 1/4 what is its length
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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a 9 3/8 = 72/8 + 3/8 = 75/8
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w = 4 1/4 = 16/4 + 1/4 = 17/4
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a = Lw
75/8 = L(17/4)
L = 75/8(4/17)
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L = 2.2058824
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