SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of 36 square centimeters and a length of 9 centimeters. What is the width of the rectangle?

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Question 852255: A rectangle has an area of 36 square centimeters and a length of 9 centimeters.

What is the width of the rectangle?

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of rectangle = length * width
for our problem we have the area is 36 square centimeters and the length is 9 centimeters, therefore
36 = 9 * width
width = 4 centimeters