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Find the length of a rectangle that has a width of 3.9 cm and an area of 25.311 cm².

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Answer:

Length = 6.49 cm

Explanation:

The formula for area of a rectangle is

A = lw, where

  • A is the area in units squared,
  • l is the length,
  • and w is the width

Since we're already given the area and width and want to find the length, we can first rewrite the area formula in terms of l:

A/w = l

Now, we can plug in 25.311 for A and 3.9 for w to solve for l, the length:

25.311 / 3.9 = l

6.49 cm = l

We can check that 6.49 is the correct length by plugging everything into the regular area formula and checking that we get 25.311:

25.311 = 6.49 * 3.9

25.311 = 25.311

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