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? 6/1 x 3/8 = 18/8 = 2 and 2/8 = 2 and 1/4. 2 and 1/4 is my answer but in my test I got that wrong.
6=3/8 L^2
L^2=16
L=4miles, and W=1.5miles
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To find the width of the property, we can use the given information that the area of the rectangular park is 6 square miles and the width is 3/8 the length.
Let's denote the length of the property as "L" and the width as "W".
We know that the area of a rectangle is given by the formula: Area = Length x Width.
Given that the area is 6 square miles, we can write the equation as: 6 = L x W.
We are also given that the width is 3/8 the length, so we can write another equation as: W = (3/8) x L.
Now we have a system of two equations with two variables. We can use substitution or elimination method to solve for the variables.
Let's substitute the second equation into the first equation:
6 = L x [(3/8) x L]
6 = 3L^2 / 8
48 = 3L^2
L^2 = 48/3
L^2 = 16
L = √16
L = 4 miles
Now that we have the length, we can substitute it into the second equation to find the width:
W = (3/8) x 4
W = (3/2) miles
W = 1.5 miles
Therefore, the width of the property is 1.5 miles.