Question

Find the width of a rectangular patio with a length of 16 ft and an area of 200 square feet

Answer 1

So, the basic equation for the area of a parallelogram is this:
length * width = area
So let's represent the width, the unknown number, as w:
w * 16 = 200
Let's divide both sides by 16 to isolate w:
w = 12.5
The width is 12.5 feet