SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 3 ft, its length is (6x + 2) ft, and its area is 80 ft². Find x.

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Question 459524: The width of a rectangle is 3 ft, its length is (6x + 2) ft, and its area is 80 ft². Find x.

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The width of a rectangle is ,
the length is , and
the area is
Find :











so,


check:


...round up


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