Q. The area of the surface of a rectangular table is 10 square feet. It is 2 feet wide. How long is it?___ feet
Use Area Formula: To find the length of the table, we need to use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is Area=Length×Width. We are given the Area and the Width, so we can rearrange the formula to solve for Length: Length=WidthArea.
Substitute Values: Now we plug in the values we know into the formula: Length =2 feet10 square feet.
Calculate Length: Perform the division to find the Length: Length=5 feet.
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