Answer:
-0.4
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
The correct answer is the length is 10 feet and width is 2 feet respectively.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let length of the rectangular floor of Louis' basement be l feet and width be
feet respectively.
Area of the basement floor is given to be 500 square feet.
Therefore according to the given problem,
l ×
= 500
⇒
= 100
⇒ l = 10 ; [length cannot be negative]
⇒ b = 2
Thus the length and width be 10 feet and 2 feet respectively.
If you have 5 pieces of something you split it up into 2 for each and then slip the last one into two.