SOLUTION: A rectangular poster has an area of 260 square inches. the width of the poster is greater than 10 inches and is a prime number. what is the width of the poster?

Question 990165: A rectangular poster has an area of 260 square inches. the width of the poster is greater than 10 inches and is a prime number. what is the width of the poster?
Found 2 solutions by macston, MathTherapy:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Insufficient information.
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There are 52 prime numbers between 10 and 260.
With no other restrictions, the width could be any of them.
Take , for instance:
width=47in,length=5.532in, Area=260in^2
width=131in, length=1.98in, Area=260in^2
Works for all 52.
Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A rectangular poster has an area of 260 square inches. the width of the poster is greater than 10 inches and is a prime number. what is the width of the poster?

Being a PRIME number, it's then a NATURAL number, which makes it a positive integer, which makes it:
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