SOLUTION: This is a word problem.
The area of rectangle is 250 square inches. The length of the rectangle is 5 less than 3 times the width. Show the equation that will find the width and
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Question 319342: This is a word problem.
The area of rectangle is 250 square inches. The length of the rectangle is 5 less than 3 times the width. Show the equation that will find the width and then use this equation to find the length and width or the rectangle.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let W be the Width. You are told
And also told the area is 250. So
For a product to be 0, either (3W+25) = 0 or (W-10)=0
So
Since the width cannot be a negative number, this is not a solution
Now check
If W = 10, then Length = 3W-5 = 30-5 = 25
The dimensions are 25x10
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