Question

The local carnival grounds are in the shape of a rectangle. The area of the grounds is 0.125 square mile. The length of the grounds is twice the width. What is the width of the grounds in miles? Do not include units in your answer. Please help right away! Thank you so much!

Answer 1

Explanation:

Width = x

Length = 2x

Area of the ground = 0.125 square mile

length * width = 0.125

2x * x = 0.125

2x² = 0.125

x² =
`(0.125)/(2)\\\\`

= 0.0625

`x^(2)=(625)/(10000)\\\\x=\sqrt{(625)/(10000)}\\\\ x=(25)/(100)\\\\x=0.25`

Width = 0.25 miles

Length = 2* 0.25 = 0.50 miles