SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 inches less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 112 square inches, find the length of the rectangle?

Question 889676: The length of a rectangle is 2 inches less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 112 square inches, find the length of the rectangle?

Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's one way to do this:
A = L * W
112 = L * W
L = 2W - 2
What are the factors of 112?
112,1
56,2
28,4
16,7
14,8
Which of those fits the equation L = 2W - 2?
Only the last, 14 and 8, the Length and the Width
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