Gene wrote this equation for the area of a rectangle.

26.4w = 285.12.

What is the width (w) of this rectangle?

A.
10.8 units

B.
11.0 units

C.
258.7 units

D.

7527.2 units

Question

Gene wrote this equation for the area of a rectangle. 

 

26.4w = 285.12. 

 

What is the width (w) of this rectangle?
	
	
 
A.
	10.8 units
	
 
B.
	11.0 units
	
 
C.
	258.7 units
	
 
D.
	

7527.2 units

anonymous · Answer

What is the relation between 26.4 and w?

anonymous · Answer

its the width i think

anonymous · Answer

I mean, what is the relation between the 26.4 and the w? I already know what the w stands for.

anonymous · Answer

idk

anonymous · Answer

Are they being added? Subtracted? Multiplied? Divided?

anonymous · Answer

multiplied i think

anonymous · Answer

And what's the opposite of multiplication?

anonymous · Answer

division

anonymous · Answer

So to get the w alone, divide 26.4 on both sides.

anonymous · Answer

i dont get it

anonymous · Answer

$$\large \frac{26.4w}{26.4}~=~\frac{285.12}{26.4}$$

anonymous · Answer

1 and 10.8

anonymous · Answer

It would look like this right? $$\large w~=~10.8$$ So that means that w is 10.8 units

anonymous · Answer

yes??

anonymous · Answer

Then you're done, the answer is 10.8. Understand how we got it?

anonymous · Answer

yes