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East Ascension High School is creating a rectangular parking lot behind the school. The width of the parking lot is 8 more yards than the length. The total area of the parking lot is 65 yds2. What are the length and the width of the parking lot?

A Not enough information

B length = 13 yards width = 21 yards

C length = 5 yards width = 13 yards

D length = 10 yards width = 6 yards

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I believe the answer is A. Not enough information.
Since A, B, and D all contain a width that is NOT 3 times larger than the length, they can be eliminated.
Hope this helps!:)
~Scarlett
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