SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle plus its width is 25 cm. the area is 156 square cm. what are the length and width of the rectangle?
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Question 1033590: the length of a rectangle plus its width is 25 cm. the area is 156 square cm. what are the length and width of the rectangle?
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's the length of rectangle x cm, then its width is (25-x) cm. since the area is 156 cm^2 we write:
Solving this equation we get the width: x=12cm and the length is 25-12=13 cm.
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