the floor of a delivery van has an area of 72 square feet and is 8 feet long. how many rows of 8 boxes that measure 1 foot by 1 foot can be put in the delivery van
area = length * width
use the given numbers to find the width.
The area is in ft^2, and each box uses up one ft^2, so ...
extra credit: why did they make you find the width first?