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17 December, 18:01

Alison is growing basil in a rectangular section of her garden. This section is 5/6 yards long and has an area of 1/6 square yard. What is the width of the section?

A. 1/5 Yard

B. 5/18 yard

C. 1/2 yard

D. 2 1/2 yard

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  1. 17 December, 18:05
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    Since the section is 5/6 yards long and you do not know the width, we can set the width as the variable x

    Therefore:

    Area = length * width

    Area = 1/6

    5/6 (x) = 1/6

    multiply the reciprocal of 5/6 (6/5) on both sides

    x = 1/6 (6/5)

    x = 1/5

    A. 1/5 Yard
  2. 17 December, 18:09
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    The answer is definitely A
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