Question

The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. The long sides of the same rectangle are three less than a certain number of inches. Write two different expressions to represent the area of this rectangle.

Answer 1

x= " a certain number of inches"

length= x-3
width= 2 inches

multiply:
A= 2(x-3)

distribute:
A= 2(x-3)
A= (2*x) + (2*-3)
A= 2x-6

Answers:
A= 2(x-3)
A= 2x-6

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