document.write( "Question 901691: The area of a rectangle is 120 square ft. The width is 2 feet less than two-thirds of the length. What is the length and width of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #546897 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "L the length
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document.write( " A = wL = 
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document.write( "  2L2 - 6L = 360
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document.write( " L^2 - 3L - 180 = 0
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document.write( "(L -15)(L+12) = 0,  L = 15ft  and w = 8ft 
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