Question

Jae created a painting with an area of 48 square inches and a length of 6 inches. They create a second painting with an area of 64 square inches. It has the same width as the first painting. What is the length of the second painting?

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Answer 1

We can solve this problem through initial identification of the width. This would look like:

Width = Area / Length

Width of the first painting = 48 / 6

Width of the first painting = 8 inches

We now know the width of the first created painting is 8 inches. We can plug this into our second equation for evaluation:

Length of second painting = Area / 8

Length of second painting = 64 / 8

Length of second painting = 8 inches

Upon evaluation, we will find that the length of the second painting is 8 inches.