We have the equation:
[tex]A=lw[/tex]and we know that A=44 when l=16; plugging this values and solving fir w we have that:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 44=16w \\ w=\frac{44}{16} \\ w=\frac{11}{4} \\ w=2.75 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore w=11/4 (this is the same as 2.75)