To solve for the width (w) in the volume formula for a box, you start with the formula for volume:
\[ V = l \times w \times h \]
where:
- \( V \) is the volume,
- \( l \) is the length,
- \( w \) is the width,
- \( h \) is the height.
To isolate the width \( w \), you can rearrange the equation. Here’s how you do it step by step:
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Start with the original equation: \[ V = l \times w \times h \]
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To solve for \( w \), divide both sides of the equation by \( l \) and \( h \): \[ w = \frac{V}{l \times h} \]
So the equation that best represents the remaining units when rearranging to solve for the width is:
\[ w = \frac{V}{l \cdot h} \]
This clearly shows that the width \( w \) is found by dividing the volume \( V \) by the product of the length \( l \) and the height \( h \).
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