SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle plus its width is 25 cm. the area is 156 square cm. what are the length and width of the rectangle?

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Question 1033590: the length of a rectangle plus its width is 25 cm. the area is 156 square cm. what are the length and width of the rectangle?
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's the length of rectangle x cm, then its width is (25-x) cm. since the area is 156 cm^2 we write:
%2825-x%29x=156 Solving this equation we get the width: x=12cm and the length is 25-12=13 cm.