Question

The area of a rectangular lot is w 15/45 square miles. The width of the park is 5/9 mile.What is the length, in miles, of the park?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

3/5 miles

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Given:

Area: 15/45 square miles

Width: 5/9 mile

We calculate the length as follows:

$\begin{gathered} A=l\cdot w \\ \text{ we solve for l} \\ l=\frac{A}{w} \\ \text{ we replacing} \\ l=\frac{\frac{15}{45}}{\frac{5}{9}}=\frac{15\cdot9}{45\cdot5}=\frac{135}{225}=\frac{3}{5} \end{gathered}$

The length of the park is 3/5 miles