Question

Keisha has a rug in the shape of a rectangle that she wants to put in her bedroom. The rug has an area of 6 square meters. She wants to see if it will fit in the space she has in her bedroom. If the rug has a height of 2.5 meters, what is the base of the rug? The rug has a base of ____meters.

Answer 1

2.4 is the answer. 6 divided by 2.5=2.4

Answer 2

Given is a rectangular rug that she wants to put it in the space of her bedroom.

Given is the area of the rug = 6 square meters.

Also the height of the rug is given = 2.5 meters.

It says to find the base of the rug, let's assume base = B meters.

We know the formula for area of the rectangular shape is given as follows :-

Area = Base x Height

6 square meters = B meters x 2.5 meters

$B = \frac{6}{2.5} =\frac{60}{25} = 2.4 \;meters$

Hence, the base of the rug = 2.4 meters.