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The length of a rectangle is 5 inches longer than it’s width. The area of the rectangle is 15 square inches. What are the length and width? Which equation models this problem? a. 5 x w = 15 b. w(5+w) =
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The length of a rectangle is 5 inches longer than it’s width. The area of the rectangle is 15 square inches. What are the length and width? Which equation models this problem?

a. 5 x w = 15
b. w(5+w) = 15
c. w + (5+w) = 15
d. w - (5+w) = 15

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A = l*w

Given l = w + 5, A = 15:

w(5+w) = 15

The answer is b.

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