a dollar bill has an area of 15.86 square inches. If a dollar bill is 2.6 inches long, how wide is it?
Also, please explain how you got the answer because i am very confused.
someone please help me!!! and fully explain!!! =0
excuse me you just answered someone's question who posted after me shouldn't you try to answer mine? Also, I still need help on this question.
A = L * W
15.86 = 2.6 * W
15.86/2.6 = W
6.1 = W
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To find the width of the dollar bill, you can use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is:
Area = Length x Width
Given that the area of the dollar bill is 15.86 square inches and the length is 2.6 inches, you can rearrange the formula to solve for the width.
Area = Length x Width
15.86 = 2.6 x Width
To isolate the Width variable, divide both sides of the equation by 2.6:
15.86 / 2.6 = Width
Simplifying this, you get:
6.1 = Width
So, the width of the dollar bill is approximately 6.1 inches.
To recap, we used the formula for the area of a rectangle and rearranged it to solve for the width. By substituting the given area and length, we were able to find the width of the dollar bill.