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23 July, 20:12

the area of a rectangle is 56 cm. The length is 2 cm more than x and the width is 5 cm less than twice x. Solve for x.

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  1. 23 July, 20:40
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    (x+2) (2x-5) = 56

    If x+2 is 8 then 2x-5 must be 7

    x=8-2

    x=6
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