Question

The following rectangle has an area of 112 square units. Find the value of X.

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is given by the formula:

`A=\text{Length}* Breadth`

Thus, we have:

`\begin{gathered} A=L* B \\ 112=8(x+2) \\ 112=8x+16 \\ 112-16=8x \\ 96=8x \\ (96)/(8)=x \end{gathered}`
`x=12`