SOLUTION: Given a rectangle with an area of 20 square units if the width is x units and the length is x+1 units what is the difference between the length and the width?

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Question 1153639: Given a rectangle with an area of 20 square units if the width is x units and the length is x+1 units what is the difference between the length and the width?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is 1 unit, according to the condition:


(x+1) - x = 1.    ANSWER