Question

Mrs. Bush has a carpet remnant left from putting carpet down in her living room.

The carpet remnant was 4 1/8 square units. If the remnant was 3/4 units wide,
what was the length? *

Answer 1

Answer: The length =
`5\frac12` units

Explanation:

Given: Area of carpet =
`4\dfarc18 \text{ sq. units}=(33)/(8)\text{ sq. units}`

Width of carpet =
`\frac34` units

Shape of carpet = Rectangle

Area of rectangle = length x width

So,

length =
`(Area)/(width)`

`=((33)/(8))/(\frac34)\\\\=(33)/(8)*\frac43\\\\=(11)/(2)\\\\=5\frac12\text{ units}`

Hence, the length =
`5\frac12` units