Question

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 675 square feet. The width of the basement is 1/3
its length. What is the length of Louis's basement?

Answer 1

I am reading this correctly, the width = 1/3 of the length?

If this is the case, and we know that the area is 675, the equation is as follows.

Width x Length = 675 ft2

X = length

1/3 X  x  X =  675 ft2

To solve for X we have to multiply both sides by 3.

X square 2 = 2601 square feet.

Take the square of each side.

X =  225 sqare feet.

I hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions.