Question

A rectangular patio has a length of 12 1/2 feet and an area of 108 1/8 square feet what is the width of the patio

Answer 1

Length of the rectangular patio = $12\frac{1}{2}=\frac{25}{2}$

Let the width of the patio be = x

Area of the patio is given as = $108\frac{1}{8}=\frac{865}{8}$

As the area of a rectangle is = length*width, so

$\frac{865}{8}=(\frac{25}{2})x$

$\frac{865}{8}*\frac{2}{25}=x$

x= $\frac{1730}{200}$ = $\frac{173}{20}$

x = $8\frac{13}{20}$

Hence, width of the patio is $8\frac{13}{20}$ feet.