1. **State the problem:** The area of a rectangle is 14 square units, with side lengths $x$ and $y$. Given values for $x$, find $y$.
2. **Formula:** Area $A$ of a rectangle is given by $$A = x \times y$$
3. **Rearrange to find $y$:** $$y = \frac{A}{x}$$
4. **Calculate each case:**
**a.** $x = 2 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{7}{3}$
$$y = \frac{14}{\frac{7}{3}} = 14 \times \frac{3}{7} = \cancel{14} \times \frac{3}{\cancel{7}} = 2 \times 3 = 6$$
**b.** $x = 4 \frac{1}{5} = \frac{21}{5}$
$$y = \frac{14}{\frac{21}{5}} = 14 \times \frac{5}{21} = \cancel{14} \times \frac{5}{\cancel{21}} = \frac{2}{3} \times 5 = \frac{10}{3} = 3 \frac{1}{3}$$
**c.** $x = \frac{7}{6}$
$$y = \frac{14}{\frac{7}{6}} = 14 \times \frac{6}{7} = \cancel{14} \times \frac{6}{\cancel{7}} = 2 \times 6 = 12$$
**Final answers:**
- a. $y = 6$
- b. $y = 3 \frac{1}{3}$
- c. $y = 12$
Rectangle Area A91C60
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