SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than the width. The area is 40 cm². Find the length and width

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Question 1066323: The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than the width. The area is 40 cm². Find the length and width
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5 and 8.

Quickly find (mentally) two factors of the number 40 with the difference of 3.

2 seconds ?

3 seconds ?