SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular picture is 3 cm more than the width. The area of the picture is 88 square cm. Find the width of the picture.
11 cm
14 cm
8 cm
9 cm
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Question 960778: The length of a rectangular picture is 3 cm more than the width. The area of the picture is 88 square cm. Find the width of the picture.
11 cm
14 cm
8 cm
9 cm
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a rectangular picture is more than the width .
The area of the picture is .
since is more than , we have
.....eq.1
since , we have
.....eq.2
substitute for
.....eq.2
we need only positive solution
=>
your answer is:
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