The area of a rectangular park is #3/5# square mile. The length of the park is #7/8# mile. What is the width of the park?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-22T05:08:40

The width of the park is #24/35# mile.

We use the formula for area of a rectangle to determine the width of the park.

#A=lxxw#, where #A=#Area, #l=#length, and #w=#width.

Using the data given:

#3/5=7/8xxw#

Multiply both sides by #8/7#.

#3/5xx8/7=7/8xx8/7xxw#

#24/35=(1cancel7)/(1cancel8)xx(1cancel8)/(1cancel7)xxw#

#24/35=w#

The width of the park is #24/35# mile.