The area of a rug is 4 15/32 square meters.

The rug is 2 3/4 meters in length. How wide is the rug?

Steps:

1. To do this problem, you have to divide the area by the length

2. To make this easier, turn both numbers into improper fractions

143/32 divided by 11/4

3. To divide you actually have to multiply by the reciprocal

143/32 times 4/11 equals 572/352

4. Turn 572/352 into a mixed number which is 1 220/352

5. Now you simplify it by dividing the numerator and denominator by 44

6. Your answer is.

1 5/8