Question

A student desk has an area of 15/16 square meters. The width of the desk is 5/4 meters. What is the length of the desk in meters? (Middle school)

Answer 1

For this case, the first thing we are going to do is model the desk as a rectangle.
 The area of the rectangle is given by:
 A = w * l
 Where,
 w: width
 l: length
 Clearing we have:
 l = A / w
 Substituting values:
 l = (15/16) / (5/4)
 Rewriting we have:
 l = (15/16) * (4/5)
 Simplifying we have:
 l = (3/4) m
 Answer:
 The length of the desk in meters is:
 l = (3/4) m