SOLUTION: The area of a pool is 96. The length is 10 feet more than the width. Find the width

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Question 879776: The area of a pool is 96. The length is 10 feet more than the width. Find the width
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The area of a pool is 96. The length is 10 feet more than the width. Find the width.
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w= width
w+10= length
w(w+10)=96
w^2+10w-96
use Mathway to factor this out: https://mathway.com

You get ---> (w+16)(w-6) so the solutions are -16 and 6.
It is impossible to have a width of -6 so 16 is your width.