Question

Hi i need help with a question it says A rectangle is 5 centimeters wide the area of the rectangle is 70 square centimeters what is the length of the rectangal

Answer 1

area of rectangle is

$\begin{gathered} A=\text{width}\times length \\ \end{gathered}$

where:

Width = 5

A = 70

length = l

$\begin{gathered} 70=5\times l \\ \frac{70}{5}=\frac{5l}{5} \\ l=14 \end{gathered}$

answer:

length is 14 centimeters