Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is 2/3 its length. What is the length of Louis's basement?
a--width b--length b=864 Divided by a b=3a divided by 2 864 divided by a = 3a divided by 2 a =24 b=864 divided by 24 = 36 Answer= the length of the basement is 36 feet
