Question

Earl cuts lawns in his neighborhood. He can cut 1 lawn in 45 minutes, and he gets paid $9.00 per lawn. What is his rate of pay per hour?
Ms. Sue
3/4x = 9
x = 9 * 4/3 = 36/12 = 12 per hour.

allen
The length of one side is 56 feet. what is the approximate area of the room?
Ms. Sue
What is the shape of the room?
allen
rectanle classroom shape
Ms. Sue
Since it's a rectangle, we can't possibly figure the area without knowing the width.

If you want to guess -- fine.

allen
no help me