Question

James has a piece of constrution paper with area of 65 1/4 inches . It is 9 2/3 inches long. What is the width of the piece of cobstruction paper in inches?

Answer 1

Answer:

The width of the piece of construction paper is 6.75 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the paper = $65\frac{1}{4} = 65.25$sq inches

The length of the paper =  $9\frac{2}{3} = 9.66$ in

Let the width of the paper =  w inches

Now, AREA OF THE PAPER = LENGTH x WIDTH

or, 65.25  sq. inches  = 9. 66 in  x w in

⇒ 65.25 = 9.66 x w

or, $w = \frac{65.25}{9.66} \implies w = 6.75$

or, w = 6. 75 inches

Hence,  the width of the piece of construction paper is 6.75 inches.