SOLUTION: It’s length is 2m longer than its width. By multiplying the width by 7 and adding 2m, we get 5 times the length measurement ?

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Question 1105240: It’s length is 2m longer than its width. By multiplying the width by 7 and adding 2m, we get 5 times the length measurement ?
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Let the width be w; then the length is w+2.

The words say that multiplying the width by 7 and adding 2 gives the same number as multiplying the length by 5.

(1) Using w and w+2 for the width and length, write the expressions for "two more than 7 times the width" and "5 times the length"; then
(2) write and solve the equation that says those two numbers are the same.