Nicole has a rectangular garden with an area of 16.02 square meters. The length of the garden is 4.5 meters. What is the width, in meters, of her garden?

Question

Please help I need to solve this word problem

Answer 1

Hello!

So, the first step in answering this question is writing the formula for AREA!

(1) AREA = LENGTH x WIDTH

Next, you want to plug in the information you know, which is area and length.

(2) 16.02 = 4.5 x WIDTH

Lastly, you want to use inverse operations to isolate the WIDTH (meaning you want WIDTH on one side of the equal side ALONE). So, to get 4.5 to the other side you need to inverse the operation it is currently using (right now we are multiplying 4.5 and the opposite of multiplication is division).

(3)16.02 / 4.5 = WIDTH

SOLVE... 3.56 = WIDTH

CHECK YOUR WORK

16.02 = 4.5 x 3.56

Answer 2

Hi, Area = Length * Width

Area= 16.02m^2

length= 4.5m

So width will be 3.56m.

w=3.56m