Question

The width of a rectangle is y feet long. The rectangle is 4 feet longer than it is wide. What is the area of the rectangle?

Which expression represents the area?
y(y + 4) sq ft
y + 4 sq ft
4y sq ft

Answer 1

area of a rectangle = L x W

width = y

L = y +4

so area = y(y+4) sq. ft.