The area of a swimming pool is 120.5 square units. The length of the pool is 12.5 square units and the width is y units. What is the value of y? Write you answer as a number only.

The correct answer is 9.64 square units

Explanation:

The area of a rectangular pool can be calculated simply by multiplying the length by the width. Moreover, this formula A = L × W can also be used to find any of the values if the two other values are known. For example, in this mathematical problem, the length and area are provided. The process to calculate the area is shown below:

A = L × W or A = L × W

12.5 × y (unknown value) = 120. 5 (area)

Move 12.5 to the other side of the equation and divide 120.5 into 12.5 as once you move a value to the other side of an equation the inverse operation should be used (12.5 multiplies y but if it is moved to the other side it needs to divide)

y = 120.5 ÷ 12.5

y = 9.64 square units

The width of the pool is 9.64 units, you can also prove this because 12.5 square units × 9.64 square units = 120.5 square units.

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