Question 301891
let the width be x inches

the length is x+8

Area of rectangle = L * W

x(x+8)=48

x^2+8x=48
x^2+8x-48=0

x^2+12x-4x-48=0

x(x+12)-4(x+12)=0

(x+12)(x-4 ) = 0

x= -12 Or 4

So width = 4 inches

Length =12 inches

Ananth