Question

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 507 square feet. The width of the basement is 1/3 its length.

What is the length of Louis's basement?

plz help i stayed all night thinking about this but still it doesn't click in my brain

Answer 1

Divide 507 square feet by the width of the basement

Answer 2

507 ÷
1
3
=
1521
Calculation steps:

507 ÷
1
3
= 507 ÷
1
3
=
507
1
×
3
1
=
507 × 3
1 × 1
= 1521