Question

Find the missing measurement. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
right side = 9 in
bottom = ? in
Area = 81 in^2


Question 12 options:

9.2 in


6.5 in


9 in


5.4

Answer 1

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

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

In this case, we are given:
- Area = 81 in²
- One side (right side) = 9 in
- The missing side (bottom) is what we need to find.

We can rearrange the formula to solve for the bottom side:

\[
\text{bottom} = \frac{\text{Area}}{\text{right side}}
\]

Substituting the known values:

\[
\text{bottom} = \frac{81 \text{ in}^2}{9 \text{ in}} = 9 \text{ in}
\]

Now we round the answer to the nearest tenth, although in this case, the answer is already a whole number:

\[
\text{bottom} = 9.0 \text{ in}
\]

From the options provided, the measurement that matches this result is:

**9 in**