SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is five centimeters more than a third of the length. If the area of the rectangle is one hundred ninety-eight SQUARE centimeters, find the width of the rec

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Question 1035897: The width of a rectangle is five centimeters more than a third of the length. If the area of the rectangle is one hundred ninety-eight SQUARE centimeters, find the width of the rectangle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width, L for length;
The transcribed description is system%28w=5%2B%281%2F3%29L%2CwL=198%29, and you will obtain a quadratic
equation to solve one of the variables, and use the value to evaluate the other variable.