Question

a rectangular frame has a length of 3 and 1/8 feet and an area of 2 and 3/4 feet.what is the width,w, feet,of the fame? please add work or explain

Answer 1

$Formula = length(l) * width(w) = area(a)$

$3 \ \dfrac{1}{8} feet * width(w) = 2 \ \dfrac{3}{4} square feet$

$\dfrac{25}{8} feet * width(w) = \dfrac{11}{4} square \ feet$

$\dfrac{25}{8} * width(w) = \dfrac{11}{4}$

$width(w) = \dfrac{11}{4} / \dfrac{25}{8}$

$width(w) = \dfrac{11}{4} * \dfrac{8}{25}$

$width(w) = \dfrac{22}{25} = 0.88 \ feet$

Answer 2

If you would like to find the width of the frame in feet, you can do this using the following steps:

length * width = area
3 1/8 feet * width = 2 3/4 square feet
25/8 feet * width = 11/4 square feet
25/8 * width = 11/4
width = 11/4 / 25/8
width = 11/4 * 8/25
width = 22/25 = 0.88 feet

The correct result would be 22/25 feet.