Question

a rectangular patio has a length of 12 1/2 feet and an area of 103 1/8 square feet. What is the width go the patio?

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You must use the formula for calculate the area of a rectangle:

$Area=(Length)(Width)$

2. Now, you must solve for the width:

$Length=12^{\frac{1}{2} }ft} =12.5ft \\ Area=103^{\frac{1}{8} } =103.125ft^{2}$

$Width=\frac{103.125ft^{2} }{12.5ft} =8.25ft$

Therefore, the answer is: $8.25ft$