The floor area of a rectangular storm shelter is 65 square meter, and length is 6 1/2 meter. what is th width of the storm shelter
width=area/width=65/6.5 =????
65/6.5 equal
the width is 10
To find the width of the storm shelter, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is given by length multiplied by width. In this case, the area of the storm shelter is given as 65 square meters, and the length is given as 6 1/2 meters.
To find the width, we can rearrange the formula and solve for the unknown variable. Let's call the width W:
Area = Length x Width
65 square meters = 6 1/2 meters x W
To simplify the calculation, we can convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction:
65 square meters = (13/2) meters x W
Now, we can solve for W by isolating it on one side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by (13/2) meters:
W = 65 square meters / (13/2) meters
W = 65 square meters x (2/13) meters
By multiplying across, we find:
W = (65 x 2) / 13
W = 130 / 13
W = 10 meters
Therefore, the width of the storm shelter is 10 meters.