Question

A rectangular kitchen is 4 meters longer than it is wide. If the area of the kitchen is 192 square feet meters, how many meters long is it.

Answer 1

lets x = width
length = x + 4 (4 meters longer than wide)

A = L * W
192 = x ( x +4)
192 = x^2 + 4x
x^2 + 4x - 192 = 0
(x +16)(x-12) = 0
x - 12 = 0, x = 12
x + 16 = 0, x = -16
so width x = 12
length = 12 + 4 = 16 (4 meters longer than wide)

answer. J
16