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  • 09-11-2014
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The length of a rectangle is 5.5 feet. If the area is 44 square feet, what is the width of the rectangle, in feet?

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bigman7658
bigman7658 bigman7658
  • 09-11-2014
When finding area of a rectangle, you multiply width x length.
width x length = area
Width x 5.5 = 44
Divide both sides by 5.5
Width =8
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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 09-11-2014
so area is length times width therefore
A=LW
44ft^2=5.5W
divide both sides by 5.5
44/5.5=Width=8 feet
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