The area of a piece of construction paper is 204 inches. the paper is 17 inches long. what is the width of the paper?

The width of the construction paper is 12 inches.

The formula for area is length(l)*width(w)=area in units squared(a^2).

To find the width, we divide both sides by length, this gives us the following:

17*w=204in^2     w=204in^2/17  

To find the answer, you just perform the operation.

204/17=12

The width is 12 inches.

18

step-by-step explanation:

draw the shape and you will see that f and k are actually at adjacent vertices (points of the hexagon that are neighboring).   so find the distance between (1,2) and (4,2).   that is easy since (1,2) and (4,2) is just a vertical distance to count, which is 3.   it is a regular polygon which means all sides are congruent.   you have 6 sides (hexa) so multiply 6 by 3 to receive 18.