SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 228 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Question 864319: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 228 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w and L width and length
and according to what's given.

228=114*2=57*2*2=3*19*2*2, find 12 and 19 a useful factorization

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is sensible for width;
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