A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 3 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 28 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle.

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asked Aug 21, 2020 165k views

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Arnol · Answer 1 · 2020-08-26T13:22:59+0000

Answer:

7 feet

Explanation:

Assuming the dimensions are integers, we can look at the factors of 28:

28 = 1·28 = 2·14 = 4·7

The last pair differs by 3, so can be the solution to the problem.

The length of the rectangle is 7 feet.