document.write( "Question 1086554: the length of a rectangular board is 9 inches more than its width, the area is 112 square inches. Find the measures of the length and the width
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document.write( "    Factor 112 into the product of two numbers that differ in 9:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    112 = 56*2 = 28*4 = 14*8 = 7*16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7 and 16 are the two appropriate numbers.\r\n" );
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