Question

The area of a rectangle is 201.5 square inches. The length of the rectangle is 13 inches. What is the width of the rectangle?

Answer 1

For a rectangle,

area = length * width

We can solve the equation for width.

width = area/length

Divide the area by the length to find the width.

width = (201.5 in.^2)/(13 in.) = 15.5 in.

Answer: the width is 15.5 in.