If the area of a rectangle is 12.88 square cm and its length is 5.6 cm, then what is the width?

1 Answer
Sep 5, 2017

2.3 cm

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is its length times its width, or l*w
You said the area is 12.88 cm^2, so we know l*w=12.88 cm^2
Plugging in the given length, we get 5.6*w=12.88
Dividing both sides by 5.6 to solve for w, we find out that w=2.3 cm.