How many feet wide and long in 8 square feet?

Answer 1

This seems like a trick question as there are literally infinite answers without using algebraic expressions. Because the length times the width is the area (in this case the area is 8 sq ft), the possiblilties are endless. Keeping it simple, if the length were 8 ft, the width would have to be 1 ft; 8 ft x 1 ft = 8 sq ft. If the length were 4 ft, the width would have to be 2 ft. However, who says we have to use whole numbers? If the length were 3.2 ft, the width would have to be 2.5 ft. If length were, 80,000 ft, the width would be 0.0001 ft. If you want to clarify the question further, I could probably give less answers. For instance, if the length equals the width, then the two sides rounded to the nearest thousanth would be 2.828 ft. Btw, the algebraic answer would be if length = L, width = 8/L. Another popular answer: Width = W and length = 8/W.

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There are an infinite number of shapes that all have

8 square feet of area.

Here are a few:

Circle: 3.1915-ft diameter

Square: 2.829-ft sides

Rectangles:

1 by 8

1.111 by 7.2

1.25 by 6.4

1.5 by 5.333

1.6 by 5

1.666 by 4.8

1.8 by 4.444

2 by 4

2.4 by 3.333

2.5 by 3.2

2.666 by 3