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8 January, 19:33

The area of a rectangle is 56 centimeters. The length is 2 centimeters more than x and the width is 5 Centimeters less than twice X. Solve for x. Round to the nearest whole number

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  1. 8 January, 19:53
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    Okay, so ...

    length = x+2

    width = 2x-5

    Multiply these

    x+2 (2x-5)

    x + 4x - 10

    5x - 10 = 56

    5x - 10 = 56

    + 10 + 10

    5x = 66

    x = 11.20

    :D
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