Finding the Missing Width of a Rectangle with Given Area

What shape is the area the farmer fenced?

• Triangle

• Circle

• Rectangle

• Square

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

What is the length of the fence in miles?

• 1 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

• 3/5 mile

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What formula is used to calculate the area of a rectangle?

• Length + Width

• Length / Width

• Length x Width

• 2 x (Length + Width)

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What is the area enclosed by the fence in square miles?

• 1/4 square mile

• 1 square mile

• 1/2 square mile

• 3/4 square mile

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5A

How do you isolate the variable W in the equation?

• Multiply by the reciprocal of 3/5

• Divide by 3/5

• Multiply by 3/5

• Subtract 3/5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the width of the farmer's fence in miles?

• 2/3 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 5/6 mile

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What mathematical operation is used to find the width?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

What is the reciprocal of 3/5 used for in the calculation?

• To divide the area

• To multiply with 3/5 and cancel it out

• To subtract from the length

• To add to the area

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4B

How do you check if the width calculation is correct?

• Add length and width

• Divide area by length

• Subtract width from length

• Multiply length by width

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What is the result of multiplying the length by the width?

• 1/3 square mile

• 1/2 square mile

• 2/3 square mile

• 1 square mile

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3