Question

The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. The long sides of the same rectangle are three less than a certain number of inches.

Sketch and label the sides of this rectangle. Use an algebraic expression to represent the length of the long sides.

Answer 1

Let x be the certain number of inches mentioned in the problem. So, three less than this quantity is
`x-3`

This means that you have to sketch a rectangle labelling the short side with 2, and the long sides with
`x-3`