Question

A piece of land is 8 1/2 miles wide. It is 4 7/8 times as long as it is wide. How long is the piece of land.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Length = 41\frac{7}{16}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Width = 8\frac{1}{2}$

$Length = 4\frac{7}{8}$ times as long as the width

Required

Determine the length

To do this, we simply multiply the length by $4\frac{7}{8}$

So, we have:

$Length = 4\frac{7}{8} * Width$

Substitute $8\frac{1}{2}$ for width

$Length = 4\frac{7}{8} * 8\frac{1}{2}$

Convert to improper numbers

$Length = \frac{39}{8} * \frac{17}{2}$

$Length = \frac{39*17}{8*2}$

$Length = \frac{663}{16}$

$Length = 41\frac{7}{16}$