SOLUTION: A rectangular window pane is 12 square feet. The width of the window pane is 1 foot less than its length. What is the width of the window pane?

Question 877024: A rectangular window pane is 12 square feet. The width of the window pane is 1 foot less than its length. What is the width of the window pane?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width
L for length
w=-1+L, translated words to number description; and wL=12. Simply substitute...

Accept L=4 and reject L=-3.
Conitnue from there.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A rectangular window pane is 12 square feet. The width of the window pane is 1 foot less than its length. What is the width of the window pane?

Let width be W
Then length = W + 1
Therefore, W(W + 1) = 12

(W - 3)(W + 4) = 0
W, or width = feet OR W = - 4 (ignore)
You can do the check!!
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