Question

A rectangular field has a length of 42.14 meters. The length is 4.3 times as long as the width.

What is the width of the field?

Answer 1

To find the width of the rectangular field, we can use the relationship given between the length and the width.

We know that:
- Length (L) = 42.14 meters
- Length is 4.3 times as long as the width (W), so we can express this relationship as:

\[
L = 4.3 \times W
\]

We can rearrange this equation to solve for the width (W):

\[
W = \frac{L}{4.3}
\]

Now, we can substitute the length into the equation:

\[
W = \frac{42.14}{4.3}
\]

Now, let's perform the calculation:

\[
W = 9.8 \text{ meters}
\]

Therefore, the width of the field is **9.8 meters**.