Solve for the width in the formula for the area of a rectangle.
Use the rewritten formula to find the width of a rectangle with an area of 42 square inches and a length of 16.8 inches.
The formula for the area of a rectangle is:
Area = length * width
To solve for the width, we rearrange the formula to isolate the width:
width = Area / length
Now, substitute the given values into the formula:
width = 42 / 16.8
width = 2.5 inches
Therefore, the width of the rectangle with an area of 42 square inches and a length of 16.8 inches is 2.5 inches.