Question

The width of bergstroms dining room table is three feet shorter then the length. If the area of the tabletop is 28 square feet, how long is the table

Answer 1

x= 7ft, 4 ft

Explanation:

Try some factors of 28, but make sure when using the addition or subtracting they equal to three also, like it said 3 feet shorter in the problem/

For example, 2 and 14 are factors but, 14-2 equals 12, and 2+14 equal 16, neither equal 3

But 7 and 4 are factors also and 7-4 equals 3

So its 7ft and 4ft

Answer 2

7*4=28
7-4=3
so the width is 4 feet and the length is 7 feet