Question

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

The area is 75.26 sq miles.

Left side 7.1 mi
bottom ? mi

Question 10 options:

7 mi


7.5 mi


10 mi


10.6 mi

Answer 1

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

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

In this case, we know the area (75.26 sq miles) and one side (7.1 mi), so we can set up the equation as follows:

\[
75.26 = 7.1 \times \text{bottom}
\]

Now, we can solve for the bottom side:

\[
\text{bottom} = \frac{75.26}{7.1}
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
\text{bottom} \approx 10.6 \text{ mi}
\]

Now, rounding to the nearest tenth, we have:

\[
10.6 \text{ mi}
\]

So the missing measurement is **10.6 mi**.