Question

A rectangular tabletop has a length of 4 3/4 feet and an area 11 7/8 square. What is the width of the tabletop

Answer 1

The Width of the piece of the rectangular table top is 2.5 ft.

Explanation:

The area of the square =
`11(7)/(8)  =  11 +(7)/(8)  =  11.875`sq feet

The length of the square =
`4(3)/(4)   =  4 + (3)/(4)= 4.75` ft

Let the width of the tabletop = W feet

Now, AREA OF THE RECTANGULAR TABLETOP = LENGTH x WIDTH

or, 11.875 sq. feet = 4.75 ft x W ft

⇒ 11.875 = 4.75 x W

or,
`W = (11.875)/(4.75) \implies W = 2.50`

or, W = 2. 50 ft

Hence, the width of the piece of the rectangular table top is 2.5 ft.