SOLUTION: the length of a rectangular floor is 8m, this length is two meters less than five times the width of the floor, find the width of the floor

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Question 1067528: the length of a rectangular floor is 8m, this length is two meters less than five times the width of the floor, find the width of the floor

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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the length of a rectangular floor is 8m, this length is two meters less than five times the width of the floor, find the width of the floor
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L = 8m
8m = 5W-2
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Width = 10/5 = 2m
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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