SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 44 square meters. If the length is one meter less than three times the width, then what are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 885029: The area of a rectangle is 44 square meters. If the length is one meter less than three times the width, then what are the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the width. Then the length must be . The area of a rectangle is the length times the width.





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