Question

The local carnival grounds are in the shape of a rectangle. The area of the grounds is 0.125 square mile. The length of the grounds is twice the width. What is the width of the grounds in miles? Do not include units in your answer. Please help right away! Thank you so much!

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Width = x

Length = 2x

Area of the ground = 0.125 square mile

length * width = 0.125

 2x * x = 0.125

     2x² = 0.125

       x² = $\frac{0.125}{2}$

            = 0.0625

       $x^{2}=\frac{625}{10000}\\\\x=\sqrt{\frac{625}{10000}}\\\\ x=\frac{25}{100}\\\\x=0.25$

Width = 0.25 miles

Length = 2* 0.25 = 0.50 miles