Question

The total area of the rectangle is 10 ft^2 What is the width and length of the rectangle, given that the width is 3 feet less than the length?

Answer 1

`10=xtimes(x-3)`

Explanation:

x is 5 feet because the length is 5 ft and the width is 2 ft.

`10=5times(5-3)`

`10=5times2`

I found it by trial and error. You can try quadratic formula to solve the problem.