Question

the area of a rectangle is calculated with the formula A = lw. if the area of a rectangle is 52.5 meters and the width is 5 meters, what is the length

Answer 1

To find the length of the rectangle given the area and width, you can use the formula for the area of a rectangle:

\[ A = lw \]

Where:
- \( A \) is the area,
- \( l \) is the length,
- \( w \) is the width.

You know that the area \( A = 52.5 \) meters and the width \( w = 5 \) meters. You can rearrange the formula to solve for the length \( l \):

\[ l = \frac{A}{w} \]

Now, plug in the values:

\[ l = \frac{52.5}{5} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ l = 10.5 \]

Therefore, the length of the rectangle is \( 10.5 \) meters.