A rectangular park has an area of 6 square miles. The width of the property is 3/8 the length of the property. What is the width of the property?

It is 4 I checked

No wait is is actually 1 1/2

To find the width of the rectangular park, we can set up a mathematical equation based on the given information. Let's denote the length of the property as 'L' and the width of the property as 'W'.

Given that the area of the park is 6 square miles, we know that the length multiplied by the width equals 6. Mathematically, we can write this as:

L * W = 6

The problem also states that the width of the property is 3/8 the length of the property. In other words, W = (3/8) * L.

Now we can substitute the value of W from the second equation into the first equation:

L * ((3/8) * L) = 6

To solve this equation, we can simplify and solve for L.

(3/8) * L^2 = 6 (multiply both sides by L)
3/8 * L^2 = 6L (multiply both sides by 8)
3L^2 = 48 (divide both sides by 3)
L^2 = 16 (take the square root of both sides)
L = 4 or L = -4 (discard the negative value as lengths cannot be negative)

So, the length of the property is 4 miles.

Now, let's calculate the width using W = (3/8) * L:

W = (3/8) * 4
W = 12/8
W = 1.5 miles

Therefore, the width of the property is 1.5 miles.

4 miles

2 1/4

W = 3/8 L

W * L = Area

Substitute 3/8 L for W in second equation and solve for L. Insert that value into the first equation and solve for W. Check by inserting both values into the second equation.