The area of a rectangle is 60 in² and the length of the rectangle is 7 in. longer than the width. The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length times the width. During the Set Up step of the five-step problem-solving plan, which equation would you set up to solve for the width?
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Solution
Given ,
Area of the rectangle = 60 in^2
Let l be the length and w be the width of the
rectangle
As we know that
Area of rectangle = length x width
= l x w
Therefore ,
l x w = 60
l = 60 / w ----------> 1
Length of the rectangle is 7 in longer than
the width
Let , length = l , width = w
l = 7 + w -------------> 2
Therefore from equation 1 and 2 we get
On solving for "w" we have
Therefore ,
,
w = 5 , w = -12
Since width cannot be negative
Therefore , w = 5 and l = 12
Hence Length = 5 in and width = 12 in