Question

A rectangular blanket has an area of 24 square feet. The blanket is 6 feet long How wide is the blanket?

Answer 1

The area of the rectangular blanket is = 24 square feet

The length of the blanket is = 6 feet

Let width of the blanket be = x

Area = length * width

$24=6*x$

$x=\frac{24}{6}=4$

Hence, the blanket is 4 feet wide.