Question

Luke wants to reduce the area of his rectangular garden by one-fourth. The expression 1/4 lw can be used to represent this change. What is another way to write this expression?

Answer 1

lw/4

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle = length × width

= l × w

Area of a rectangle = let

reduce the area of his rectangular garden by one-fourth

= 1/4 * lw

= 1/4lw

What is another way to write this expression?

Another way to write the expression is

= 1/4 * lw

= lw / 4