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Question from Hayley, a student: A rectangles width is exactly twice its length. The area of the rectangle is 450 square feet. What are the length |
Hi Hayley,
Draw a diagram.
I let the length of the rectangle be $L$ feet then the width must be $2 L$ feet. The area of a rectangle is the length times the width so $2 L \times L = 450$ square feet. Solve for $L.$
Penny
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