Mariash3 Mariash3
  • 03-01-2015
  • Mathematics
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The area of a rug is 4 15/32 square meters .
The rug is 2 3/4 meters in length .How wide is the rug?

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briemodee525 briemodee525
  • 03-01-2015
Steps:
1. To do this problem, you have to divide the area by the length 
2. To make this easier, turn both numbers into improper fractions
143/32 divided by 11/4
3. To divide you actually have to multiply by the reciprocal
143/32 times 4/11 equals 572/352
4. Turn 572/352 into a mixed number which is 1 220/352
5. Now you simplify it by dividing the numerator and denominator by 44
6. Your answer is. 
1 5/8
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