Question

Jason’s kitchen has an area of 60 square feet. The kitchen is 6 times as many square feet as Jason’s pantry.if the pantry is 2 feet wide. What is the length of the pantry?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a rectangle can be calculated with the following formula:

$A=lw$

Where "l" is the length and "w" is the width.

In this case you know that the area of the  kitchen is 6 times as many square feet as Jason’s pantry, then, the length of the pantry can be represented as:

$A=\frac{60\ ft^2}{6}\\\\A=10\ ft^2$

Since:

$w=2\ ft$

You can substitute the known values into the formula and solve for "l" in order to calculate its value.

You get that this is:

$10\ ft^2=(2\ ft)(l)\\\\\frac{10\ ft^2}{2\ ft} =l\\\\l=5\ ft$