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I'm a bit confused on how to get x, the example doesn't make sense either.

I'm a bit confused on how to get x, the example doesn't make sense either.
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I'm a bit confused on how to get x, the example doesn't make sense either.

I'm a bit confused on how to get x, the example doesn't make sense either.-example-1
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We know that A=l*w and we also know that these two rectangles have to have the same area. This means we set the two area formulas equal to each other:

(x)(12)=(16)(x-2)

12x=16x-32

-4x=-32

x=8
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