SOLUTION: The length of a piece of rectangular cardboard in centimetres is 6x + 3. The width is 1 cm less than one third of the length. What is an expression for the area of the cardboard?
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Question 964791: The length of a piece of rectangular cardboard in centimetres is 6x + 3. The width is 1 cm less than one third of the length. What is an expression for the area of the cardboard?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a piece of rectangular cardboard in centimetres is 6x + 3. The width is 1 cm less than one third of the length. What is an expression for the area of the cardboard?
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Length:: 6x+3
Width:: (1/3)(6x+3)-1
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Length:: 6x+3
Width:: 2x
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Ans: Area = (2x)(6x+3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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