Marisol is painting on a piece of canvas that has an area of 180 square inches. The length of the painting is&nbsp;114&nbsp;times the width. What are the dimensions of the painting?

Step 1: Choose two numbers that have a product of 180Our guess is 12 inchesConvert mixed numbers to improper fraction with using rule:&nbsp;abc=a⋅c+bcSo we have114=1⋅4+14=54114×12=54×12=5×124×1=604×1=604&nbsp;=12Our guess is correct.12 inches and 15 inches.

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Judith McQueen Answered2021-12-25

Marisol is painting on a piece of canvas that has an area of 180 square inches. The length of the painting is

1 \frac{1}{4}

times the width. What are the dimensions of the painting?

Answer & Explanation

Terry Ray

Expert

2021-12-26Added 50 answers

Step 1: Choose two numbers that have a product of 180

Our guess is 12 inches
Convert mixed numbers to improper fraction with using rule:

$a \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot c + b}{c}$

So we have
$1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \cdot 4 + 1}{4} = \frac{5}{4}$
$1 \frac{1}{4} \times 12 = \frac{5}{4} \times 12$
$= \frac{5 \times 12}{4 \times 1}$
$= \frac{60}{4 \times 1}$
$= \frac{60}{4}$ $= 12$
Our guess is correct.
12 inches and 15 inches.