area= legnth times width
or sometimes
area=legnth times height
area=measure1 times measure 2 on a flat plane
dependson the names
area=27
height=6
area=legnth times height
subsitute
27=legnth times 6
divide both sides by 6
27/6= legnth
simplified to 4 and 3/4
legnth=4 and 3/4 meter
subsitute