Question

a rectangle with the area of 2 square feet has a width of 6 in what is the length of the rectangle

Answer 1

We know that

• The area is 2 square feet.

,

• The width is 6 inches.

First, we have to transform 6 inches into feet. We know that 1 foot equals 12 inches. So, we have to divide.

$\frac{6in}{12in}=\frac{1}{2}=0.5$

6 inches are equivalent to 0.5 feet.

Now, we use the formula for the area of a rectangle.

$A=w\cdot l$

Let's replace the area and the width.

$2=0.5\cdot l$

Then, we solve for l.

$l=\frac{2}{0.5}=4$

Therefore, the length of the rectangle is 4 feet.