xercises 21-23, write and solve an equation to answer the question.
The width of a laptop is 11.25 inches. The width is 0.75 times the length. What is the length of the laptop?



Answer :

Answer:

  15 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

You want the length of a laptop such that 11.25 inches is 3/4 of it.

Length

The width is 3/4 times the length, so we have ...

  W = 0.75L

  L = W/0.75 = (11.25 in)/0.75 = 15 in

The length of the laptop is 15 inches.

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