a rectangle has a area 3 square feet and width 1/2 foot. What is the length of the rectangle?
I think it is 3 times 1/2 equals 1 1/2 feet. Is this correct?
Correct.
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A rectangle has area 3 squa·re feet and width-½ foot. What is the length of the rectangle?
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Well, you're on the right track, but I'm afraid your math is a bit off. To find the length of the rectangle, you need to divide the area by the width. So, if the area is 3 square feet and the width is 1/2 foot, the length would be 3 divided by 1/2, which is equal to 6 feet. So the correct answer is 6 feet, not 1 1/2 feet. Keep practicing those math skills, my friend!
To find the length of the rectangle, you can use the formula for the area of a rectangle: length x width = area. In this case, the area is given as 3 square feet and the width is given as 1/2 foot.
So, let's solve for the length:
length x 1/2 = 3
To isolate the length, you need to divide both sides of the equation by 1/2:
(length x 1/2) / (1/2) = 3 / (1/2)
Simplifying the equation gives:
length = 3 / (1/2)
To divide by a fraction, you can multiply by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2/1:
length = 3 x (2/1)
Multiplying gives:
length = 6/1
Thus, the length of the rectangle is 6 feet, not 1 1/2 feet.