Question

The area of a rectangular city park is 25/54 square miles. The length of the park is 5/9 mile. What is th width, in miles, of the park?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.833 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Because you know the area, you can use the formula for area of a rectangle. Just plug in what you know and solve.

$\frac{25}{54} = \frac{30}{54}w$

30/54 is the same as 5/9.

$(\frac{25}{54})54 = (\frac{30}{54}w)54$

Multiply by its denominator.

$25=30w$

Simplify

$25/30=30w/30$

Divide by 30

$w=\frac{5}{6}$

5/6 is roughly 0.833