Respuesta :

Area is l*w. To find the width, do 144/24 to get a length of 6m.

Answer:  The required width of the given shower block is 6 m.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that the shower block on the campsite has an area of 144 m² and the length of the shower block is 24 m.

We are to find the width of the shower block.

We know that

a shower block is of rectangular shape and the area of a rectangle is the product of its length ad width.

Let w meters be the width of the given shower block.

Then, according to the give information, we have

[tex]Area=24\times w\\\\\Rightarrow 144=24w\\\\\Rightarrow w=\dfrac{144}{24}\\\\\Rightarrow w=6~\textup{m}.[/tex]

Thus, the required width of the given shower block is 6 m.