Question
A school built a new gym. The gym is rectangular and has an area of 6,000 square feet. If the gym is 100 feet long, how wide is it?
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To find the width of the gym, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle:
\[
\text{Area} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width}
\]
We know the area is 6,000 square feet and the length is 100 feet. We can substitute these values into the formula:
\[
6000 = 100 \times \text{Width}
\]
To find the width, we can solve for it by dividing both sides of the equation by 100:
\[
\text{Width} = \frac{6000}{100}
\]
Calculating the right side, we get:
\[
\text{Width} = 60
\]
So, the width of the gym is **60 feet**.
\[
\text{Area} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width}
\]
We know the area is 6,000 square feet and the length is 100 feet. We can substitute these values into the formula:
\[
6000 = 100 \times \text{Width}
\]
To find the width, we can solve for it by dividing both sides of the equation by 100:
\[
\text{Width} = \frac{6000}{100}
\]
Calculating the right side, we get:
\[
\text{Width} = 60
\]
So, the width of the gym is **60 feet**.