Question

The length of a rectangle is 1/3 of it's width. The width of the rectangle is 9 feet. What is the area of the rectangle?

Answer 1

27 feet squared

Explanation:

Find the length (width = 9)

1. length = 1/3 width
2. length = 1/3 (9)
3. length = 1/3 * 9/1 = 9/3
4. Simplify 9/3 = 3
5. Length = 3 feet

Find area of rectangle

1. area = length * width
2. area = 3 * 9 = 27
3. area = 27 feet squared