Siobhan wants to find a rectangular plot of land with an area of 57 ms. If she

finds a plot whose width is 15 m, what must be the length? Is this an example

of direct variation or inverse variation?

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Nathalie Booth

4 October, 22:17

Siobhan wants to find a rectangular plot of land with an area of 57 ms. If she

finds a plot whose width is 15 m, what must be the length? Is this an example

of direct variation or inverse variation?

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Amaris Higgins · Answer 1

Area is length times width.

You are given the area and the width, so to find the length, divide the area by the width:

Length = Area / width

Length = 57 / 15 = 3.8 m.

Because the width is given as a set number, 15m, this would be a direct variation.

Siobhan wants to find a rectangular plot of land with an area of 57 ms. If shefinds a plot whose width is 15 m, what must be the length? Is this an exampleof direct variation or inverse variation?

Siobhan wants to find a rectangular plot of land with an area of 57 ms. If she

finds a plot whose width is 15 m, what must be the length? Is this an example

of direct variation or inverse variation?