A rectangle has an area of 221 square units. The width of the rectangle is 13 units. The length of the rectangle is 3x + 2. What is the measure of the rectangle's length?

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A rectangle has an area of 221 square units. The width of the rectangle is 13 units. The length of the rectangle is 3x + 2. What is the measure of the rectangle's length?

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The length is 17 and x=5

13 times 3x+2 = 221 so solve by dividing 221 by 13= 17.
Now we know that 3x+2= 17 so 3x= 15
x=5

Scott Gartner answered Aug 13, 2019

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