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A rectangular piece of cloth has an area of 1/12 square yard. If the cloth is 2 yards wide, what is the length of the cloth? A. 24 yards. B. 6 yards. C. 1/24 yard. D. 1/36 yard

Respuesta :

1/12 = 2x
(1/12)/2=x
1/24=x

Length of the rectangular piece of the cloth is equals to ( 1 / 24 ) yards.

What is area?

"Area is defined as total space occupied by any two dimensional object enclosed in it."

Formula used

Area of the rectangle = Length × Width

According to the question,

'L' represents the length of the cloth

Given,

Area of rectangular piece of cloth = ( 1 / 12)square yard

Width of the cloth = 2yards

Substitute the value in the formula we get,

   ( 1 / 12) =  L × 2

⇒ L = ( 1 / 12) × ( 1 / 2)

⇒ L = ( 1 / 24) yards

Hence, length of the rectangular piece of the cloth is equals to ( 1 / 24 ) yards.

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