Question

The area of a rectangle is 41 ft2. The width of the rectangle is 5 ft.

What is the length of the rectangle?



ft

Answer 1

Area = l × w

Area - 41ft²
Length - ?
Width - 5 ft

41 ÷ 5 = l
8.2 = l

Answer: The length is 8.2 feet

Answer 2

A = lw

Plug in what we know:

41 = 5l

Divide 5 to both sides:

l = 8.2