The width of the carpet is 6m.
Given that,
The area of a rectangular carpet is 18m^2.
The length of the carpet is 3 m longer than the width.
We have to determine,
How long is the carpet?
According to the question,
The width of the carpet is determined by using the following formula.
[tex]\rm Area \ of \ rectangular \ carpet = Lenght \times Wdth[/tex]
The area of a rectangular carpet is 18m^2.
The length of the carpet is 3 m longer than the width.
Therefore,
The width of the carpet is,
[tex]\rm Area \ of \ rectangular \ carpet = Lenght \times Wdth\\\\18 = 3\times Width\\\\Width = \dfrac{18}{3}\\\\Width = 6 \ meter[/tex]
Hence, the width of the carpet is 6m.
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