SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this problem thank you. The length of a rectangle is four feet more than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 160 square feet, its length

Question 942344: Can you please help me with this problem thank you.
The length of a rectangle is four feet more than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 160 square feet, its length is __________ feet.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for area is:

ft
ft2
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by substitution:

( can only use the positive solution )
and

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The length is 20 ft

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