<PRE><B>Question 854984</B>
A rectangle park has an area of 6 square miles.
 The width of the property is of 3/8 the length he property.
 what is the width of the property?&quot;
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L = the length of the property
W = the width of the property
Area
L * W = 6
but it says,&quot; The width of the property is of 3/8 the length he property.&quot;
therefore
W = {{{3/8}}}L
or
W = .375L
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In the area equation, replace W with .375L
L * .375L = 6
.375L^2 = 6
L^2 = {{{6/.375}}}
L^2 = 16
L = {{{sqrt(16)}}}
L = 4 mi is the length
then
.375(4) = 1.5 mi is the width
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You can check this by finding the area with these dimensions
4 * 1.5 = 6 sq/mi </PRE>