SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 198 square inches what are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 1166323: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 198 square inches what are the dimensions of the rectangle.
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The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 198 square inches what are the dimensions of the rectangle.
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No, the length is not longer.
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A rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 198 square inches what are the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Find a pair of factors of 198 that differ by 7.
Hint: they're integers.