SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than times the width, and the area is 296 square feet. To solve for the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 923784: The length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than times the width, and the area is 296 square feet. To solve for the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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a = l * w
a = 296
oops... how many more times the width is the length? It's not there.
I'm betting it's "5 feet more than 4 times the width". Why?
The factors of 296 are 296,1,148,2,74,4,37,8
After subtracting the extra 5, it can't be the 2,148 or 74,4 factors. I doubt that it's "5 more than 291 times the width"...