Homework Help: pre-algebra

Posted by shyloh on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 9:29am.

Can you help me figure this?

The area of a rectangle is 14 square meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle if it's length is 5 meters greater than its width. Use an equation and the formula for the area of a rectangle=(width)(length). Thank you.

pre-algebra - Writeacher, Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 9:34am
Think about the factors of 14. It should be obvious.

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