Question

Mr. jovanovski is having wood flooring put in his rectangular living room. the area of the room is 234 square feet. the length of the room is 18 feet. what is the width, in feet, of the room?

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is L * W where L is the length and W is the width
Hence it follows that L * B = 234
But Length, L, = 18
So we have 18 * W = 234
So W = 234/18 = 13
Hence the width of the room is 13 feet

Answer 2

By definition the area of a rectangle is:
A = l * w
Where,
l: long
w: width
So we have to clear the width:
w = A / l
Substituting the values:
w = (234) / (18) = 13
w = 13 feets
answer
the width, in feet, of the room is 13