document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923784>Question 923784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than times the width, and the area is 296 square feet. To solve for the dimensions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560316 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560316\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a = l * w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "oops... how many more times the width is the length?  It's not there.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm betting it's \"5 feet more than 4 times the width\".  Why?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The factors of 296 are 296,1,148,2,74,4,37,8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After subtracting the extra 5, it can't be the 2,148 or 74,4 factors.  I doubt that it's \"5 more than 291 times the width\"...<BR>\n" );
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