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rectangle A is 15cm long. rectangle B is 40cm long and its width is 8 less than rectangle A. The area of Rectangle B is double Rectangle A. what is the width of Rectangle B?
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rectangle A is 15cm long. rectangle B is 40cm long and its width is 8 less than rectangle A. The area of Rectangle B is double Rectangle A. what is the width of Rectangle B?

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The width is 24.

You can get this by setting the rectangle A width to x and the rectangle B width to x - 24. Then set the area of A multiplied by 2 equal to the area of B. You can then solve for x.
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