Question

the area of a rectangle is 5 4/5 square meters. the width of the rectangle is 2 1/4 meter. which is the best estimate for the length of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Okay so divide the area by the width this will give you the length, 5.8/2.25=2.5777778 which is roughly 2 3/5

Answer 2

Answer:

$2\frac{26}{45}\text{ meters}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the area of a rectangle is,

$A=l\times b$

Where,

l = length,

b = width,

Here, A = $5\frac{4}{5}\text{ square meters}$

b = $2\frac{1}{4}\text{ meters}$

By substituting the values,

$5\frac{4}{5}=l\times 2\frac{1}{4}$

$\frac{29}{5}=l\times \frac{9}{4}$

$\implies \frac{29\times 4}{9\times 5}=\frac{116}{45} = 2\frac{26}{45}\text{ meters}$

Hence, the length would be $2\frac{26}{45}\text{ meters}$