Aaron bought shoes during the labor day sale for 1/3 off the original price. What percent was taken off the original price of the shoes?*

The length is feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

the area of the rectangle is equal to

where

x is the length side of rectangle

y is the width side of rectangle

In this problem we have

so

----> equation A

------> equation B

substitute equation B in equation A

The formula to solve a quadratic equation of the form is equal to

in this problem we have

so

substitute in the formula

 -----> the solution