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  • 15-03-2016
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A rectangle has an area of 4 square meters. The width is 1/5 meter. What is the length of the rectangle?

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apologiabiology
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  • 15-03-2016
area=legnth times width
width=1/5
area=1/5 times width
area=4
4=1/5 times legth
multiply both sides by 5/1 to clear fraction (since 1/5 times 5/1=5/5=1)
remember ou can do anything to an equaiton as long as you do it to both sides
20=1 times legnth
20=legnth

answer is legnth==20 m
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