Find the missing measurement. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Question

length = 7 yd
height = ?
Area = 55.3 yd^2

Question 9 options:

6.1 yards

7.1 yards

6.4 yards

7.9 yards

Answer 1

To find the missing measurement (height), we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is:

\[ \text{Area} = \text{length} \times \text{height} \]

We can rearrange the formula to solve for height:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{\text{Area}}{\text{length}} \]

Now, substituting in the values we have:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{55.3 , \text{yd}^2}{7 , \text{yd}} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{55.3}{7} \approx 7.9 , \text{yd} \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth, the height is approximately:

\[ \text{height} \approx 7.9 , \text{yd} \]

So the missing measurement is 7.9 yards.