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  • 04-02-2016
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An artificial lake is in the shape of a rectangle and has an area of 9/20 square mile. The width of the lake is 1/5 the length of the lake. What are the dimensions of the lake?

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SadafZ
SadafZ SadafZ
  • 04-02-2016


We know that the area of a rectangle can be written as: length x width

so:

l x (1/5) = 9/20

9/20 x 5/1 = 45/20, which can be reduced to 9/4

So the length is 9/4 miles

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