Alison is growing basil in a rectangular section of her garden. This section is 5/6 yards long and has an area of 1/6 square yard. What is the width of the section?

A. 1/5 Yard

B. 5/18 yard

C. 1/2 yard

D. 2 1/2 yard

The answer is definitely A

Since the section is 5/6 yards long and you do not know the width, we can set the width as the variable x

Therefore:

Area = length * width

Area = 1/6

5/6 (x) = 1/6

multiply the reciprocal of 5/6 (6/5) on both sides

x = 1/6 (6/5)

x = 1/5

A. 1/5 Yard