A rectangle has an area of 0.24 of a square meter. What are some possibilities for the length and width of the rectangle? Tell why. Solve the problem anyway you choose, but you must explain each step you took to solve it

x=1, y=0.24;

x=0.5, y=0.48;

x=0.25, y=0.96;

x=2, y=0.12

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a rectangle is given by the product between its length and its height. Let's call "x" the length and "y" the height. If the area is 0.24 square meter, we have the equation:

x*y = 0.24, with x and y in meters

If we want to know some possibilities of x and y, we can just choose a value for one of them, and then calculate the other one using the equation.

So, choosing some values for "x", we have:

for x = 1:

1*y = 0.24 -> y = 0.24

for x = 0.5:

0.5*y = 0.24 -> y = 0.48

for x = 0.25:

0.25*y = 0.24 -> y = 0.96

for x = 2

2*y = 0.24 -> y = 0.12

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.