SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 7 units and its area is 228 square units. What is the length of the rectangle?

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Question 856116: The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 7 units and its area is 228 square units. What is the length of the rectangle?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try pairs of factors of 228 and see if any differ by 7.
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eg,
1*228 NG
2*114 NG
etc

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