A student desk has an area of 15/16 square meters. The width of the desk is 5/4 meters. What is the length of the desk in meters? (Middle school)

For this case, the first thing we are going to do is model the desk as a rectangle.

The area of the rectangle is given by:

A = w * l

Where,

w: width

l: length

Clearing we have:

l = A / w

Substituting values:

l = (15/16) / (5/4)

Rewriting we have:

l = (15/16) * (4/5)

Simplifying we have:

l = (3/4) m

Answer:

The length of the desk in meters is:

l = (3/4) m