SOLUTION: The area of a rectangular room is 238 square feet. The width is 3 feet less than the length. What are the dimensions? Thank you for your time!

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The area of a rectangular room is 238 square feet. The width is 3 feet less than the length. What are the dimensions?
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Let the length be "x" ft.
Then the width is "x-3" ft.
Area = x(x-3)=238 sq. ft.
x^2-3x-238=0
(x-17)(x+14)=0
x=17 ft (This is the length)
x-3=14 (This is the width)
Cheers,
Stan H.