Question

A rectangle has an area of 53.3 square feet. If the rectangle is 8.2 in. long, how wide is it?

Answer 1

The area of rectangle is 53.3 square feet and its long is 8.2 inches.

Here the units of area in feet and length in inches. To find the wide, the two measurements are convert into the same units either feet or inches.

1 foot = 12 inches ------> Area = 53.3 square feet = 53.3 * 12 * 12  square inches = 7675.2 square inches.

Area of rectangle : A = length * width.

7675.2 = 8.2 * width

width = 7675.2 / 8.2 = 936 inches.

The wide of rectangle is 936 inches.