Question

Arthur is building a rectangular sandbox for his son. The area of the sandbox is 17 square feet. If the length of the sandbox is 3 feet, what is the width of the sandbox?

Answer 1

Answer:

17/3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a rectangle is length times width

The length is 3, so the width is area over length=17/3

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is 5 1/4.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to divide 17 23/32 from 3 3/8 to get 5 1/4. Hope this helps!