SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 3yards less than twice the width and the area of the rectangle is 44yd^2. find the dimension of the rectangle

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Question 889856: the length of a rectangle is 3yards less than twice the width and the area of the rectangle is 44yd^2. find the dimension of the rectangle
Found 2 solutions by JulietG, josgarithmetic:
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
disregard. sign error ;-)

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=-3+2w and wL=44.

w%282w-3%29=44
2w%5E2-3w-44=0
%282w-11%29%28w%2B4%29=0
2w=11
w=11%2F2