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29 October, 04:50

The area of a rectangle is 20. The length is 5, and the width is (x+1). What is the value of x? What is the width of the rectangle?

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  1. 29 October, 05:00
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    The area of a rectangle = length * width

    20 = 5 * (x+1)

    solve for x:

    20 = 5 (x+1)

    x+1 = 4

    x=3

    and the width = x+1 = 3+1 = 4
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