SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 20 square inches. If the length is 4 inches less than 6 times the width, then find the dimensions of the rectangle. Round off your answer to the nearest

Question 1163435: the area of a rectangle is 20 square inches. If the length is 4 inches less than 6 times the width, then find the dimensions of the rectangle. Round off your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let the width be x; then the length is 6x-4.

The area (length times width) is 20 square inches:

or

Obviously the negative solution makes no sense in the problem....

So x = 5/3; 6x-4 = 10-4 = 6; the area is 6(5/3) = 20.

ANSWER: The dimensions of the rectangle are 5/3 inches by 6 inches.

Convert the 5/3 to a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth if you need to....

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