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A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 2 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 35 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle.
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A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 2 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 35 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle.

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Basically, it is dividing the Area by the inputted value. So 7 x 5 is the only way, particular to be for this problem. So the width equals 5 and the length equals 7.

Adv: 35 divided by 5 equals 7 sq ft.
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Answer:

Width = 5, Length = 7.

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A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 2 feet shorter than the length. The area-example-1
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