Question

The area of a rectangle is 3/5 square meter. The width is 2/5 meter. A. What is the length of the rectangle? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form. The length of the rectangle is meters. B. How many times greater is the length than the width? Write your answer in simplest form. The length is times greater than the width.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a rectangle is represented as;

A = length * width

Given

Area = 3/5 m²

Width = 2/5 m

Required

Length = x

Get the length;

From the formula

L = A/W

L = 3/5 ÷ 2/5

L = 3/5 × 5/2

L = 3/2 m

Hence the length of the rectangle is 3/2 m

Take the ratio of the length to the width as shown;

L/W = 3/2÷2/5

L/W = 3/2 * 5/2

L/W = 15/4

L = 15/4 W

Hence the length is 15/4 times greater than the width