The area of the rectangular foil is
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{area}=11\frac{1}{4}inches^2=\frac{45}{4}inches^2 \\ \text{length}=4\frac{1}{2}inches=\frac{9}{2}inches^2 \\ \text{width =?} \\ \text{area}=\text{length}\times width \\ \frac{45}{4}=\frac{9}{2}w \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ 90=36w \\ w=\frac{90}{36}=\frac{30}{12}=\frac{10}{4}=\frac{5}{2}\text{ inches} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]