Answer:
Length =
= 5/2 inches or 2 1/2 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Lin lines the bottom of her first pan with aluminum foil. The area of the rectangular piece of foil 11 1 4 is square inches. Its length is 4 1 2 inches. What is the width of the foil? Explain your reasoning.
Area of rectangle = Length × Width
Widths = Area/Length
The area of the rectangular piece of foil 11 1/4 is square inches.
Its length is 4 1 /2 inches.
Hence:
Length = 11 1/4 /4 1/2
= 45/4 ÷ 9/2
= 45/4 × 2/9
= 5/2 inches
= 2 1/2 inches
