Question

Julie has a rectangular front door. The area of her door is 96 ft2 and the width is 8 ft. What is the height of the door? A) 12 ft B) 14 ft C) 40 ft D) 80 ft

Answer 1

A) 12 ft

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is given by the formula ...

A = bh

Filling in the given information, we have ...

96 ft² = (8 ft)h

(96 ft²)/(8 ft) = h = 12 ft . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of h

The height of the door is 12 ft.