Question

The length of a rectangular box is less than 2 inches more than the width. if the length is 7 inches, what is the area of the box?

Answer 1

As the length is more by 2
and it is 7
width will be 5
Area of a rectangle =length×width
=7×5=35

Answer 2

they tell you that the length is 7 inches and that it is 2 inches more than the width therefore you can conclude that: length = 7 and the width = 5
you can plug the values given into the formula listed below:

A = lw
A = 7 x 5
A = 35

hope this helps :)