Jack lived on a farm and has a large backyard. the area of the rectangular backyard is 2/3 of a square mile. If the width of the yard is 3/4 of a mile, what fraction of a mile is the length of the rectangular backyard?

Verified Answer :

Answer: \(\dfrac{8}{9}\)

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula we use here:

\(\text{Length}=\dfrac{\text{Area}}{\text{width}}\)

Given : Jack lived on a farm and has a large backyard.

The area of the rectangular backyard is \(\dfrac{2}{3}\)  of a square mile.

If the width of the yard is \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of a mile, then the length of width will be :-

\(\text{Length}=\dfrac{\dfrac{2}{3}}{\dfrac{3}{4}}\\\\=\dfrac{2}{3}\times\dfrac{4}{3}=\dfrac{8}{9}\)

Hence, the fraction of a mile is the length of the rectangular backyard= \(\dfrac{8}{9}\)