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The longest runway at an airport has the shape of a rectangle and an area of 2,181,600 square feet. This runway is 180 feet wide. How long is the runway?

Answer :

The longest at an airport has the shape of a rectangle and an area of 2,181,600 this runaway is 180 feet wide how long is the runaway

Remember that

The area ofa rectangle is equal to

A=L*W

in this problem we have

A=2,181,600 ft2

W=180 ft

substitute given values

2,181,600=L*180

Solve for L

L=2,181,600/180

L=12,120 ft

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