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PAGE: 140 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 62 |

Let x is the width of an American flag.
The word times
indicates multiplication and the symbol
.
The word is
indicates the symbol
.
The word the length(l) of the American flag is 1.9 times its width
indicates the expression
.
The length(l) of an American flag is 9.5 feet.
Substitute the value of in the equation
.
.
Apply division property of equality: If then
.
Divide each side by 1.9.
Cancel common terms.
The area(A) of an American flag is .
Substitute the value of in the equation
.
.
The area(A) of an American flag is .

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