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Japhet is making small rectangular tiles for a mosaic. Each tile has an area of 
7cm^(2) and is 
1(1)/(4)cm wide.
How long is each tile?

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Japhet is making small rectangular tiles for a mosaic. Each tile has an area of 7 cm2 7 \mathrm{~cm}^{2} and is 114 cm 1 \frac{1}{4} \mathrm{~cm} wide.\newlineHow long is each tile?\newlinecm \mathrm{cm}

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Q. Japhet is making small rectangular tiles for a mosaic. Each tile has an area of 7 cm2 7 \mathrm{~cm}^{2} and is 114 cm 1 \frac{1}{4} \mathrm{~cm} wide.\newlineHow long is each tile?\newlinecm \mathrm{cm}
  1. Denote Length and Width: Let's denote the length of the tile as ll and the width as ww. We know that the area AA of a rectangle is given by the formula A=l×wA = l \times w. We are given that the area AA is 7cm27\,\text{cm}^2 and the width ww is 114cm1\frac{1}{4}\,\text{cm}, which is 1.25cm1.25\,\text{cm} in decimal form.\newlineTo find the length ll, we can rearrange the formula to ww00.
  2. Calculate Area Formula: Now we substitute the given values into the formula: l=7cm21.25cml = \frac{7 \, \text{cm}^2}{1.25 \, \text{cm}}.
  3. Substitute Given Values: Performing the division, we get l=5.6cml = 5.6\,\text{cm}. This is the length of each tile.

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