<PRE><B>Question 971585</B>
 On a rectangle, if the length is 5 less than 3 times the width, and the area is 112 cm, what is an equation to help you find the sides of the rectangle. 
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width = w
length = 3w-5
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Area = width*length
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w(3w-5) = 112
3w^2 - 5w - 112 = 0
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(w-7)(3w+16) = 0
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width = w = 7 cm
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length = 3w-5 = 16 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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