SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches longer than its width. The area of the rectangle is 12 square inches. What are the length and width? Which equation models this problem?

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Question 1051791: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches longer than its width. The area of the rectangle is 12 square inches. What are the length and width? Which equation models this problem?
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The length of a rectangle is 4 inches longer than its width. The area of the rectangle is 12 square inches. What are the length and width? Which equation models this problem?
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Find a pair of factors of 12 that differ by 4.