SOLUTION: What is the length and width of a room that is 185 square feet?

Question 318563: What is the length and width of a room that is 185 square feet?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, JBarnum:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You've not given enough information.
You could have a room that 1 ft wide by 185 ft or 5 ft by 37 ft or ...
As you see, there are an infinite number of answers.
More information is needed regarding the relationship between the length and the width.
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the room rectangle or square...ibelieve theres not enough information to solve properly or you are left with many solutions.
for example
L=1 W=185 rectangle
L=2 W=92.5 rectangle
L=3 W=61(2/3) rectangle
L=4 W=46.25 rectangle
L=13.604 W=13.604 square
....
you can see what i mean. without more information there are many answers.
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