Question

Karim builds a wooden table.

3 Superscript 4 in.
A rectangle with a width of question mark inches.

The rectangular top of his table has an area of 3 Superscript 7 square inches and a length of 3 Superscript 4 inches. What is the width of the table top?
9 inches
27 inches
2,187 inches
59,049 inches

Answer 1

Area = length × width. So width = 3^7 / 3^4 = 3^(7−4) = 3^3 = 27 inches.

Answer: 27 inches.