SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 48 the length is 8 units longer than the width what are the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 347336: the area of a rectangle is 48 the length is 8 units longer than the width what are the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the area is length times width

so you are looking for two numbers that multiply to 48 , and one number is 8 larger than the other

what are the factors of 48?