Question

the area of a library tabletop is 27 1/8 square feet. The table is 3 1/2 feet wide. What is the length of the table ?

Answer 1

27⅛ ÷ 3½

in my opinion, turning it into a decimal is easier

27 ⅛ = 27.125
3 ½ = 3.5

so.....
27.125 ÷ 3.5 = 7.75 which is also 7 ¾