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the area of a rectangle is 44ft(squared) and the length of the rectangle is 3ft less than double the width. find the dimension of the rectangle

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look at factors of 44...

1 and 44
2 and 22
4 and 11

Using those, we can see that 4 by 11 works, because 4x2 equals 8, which is 3 less than eleven. Stick to the basics, they are your best weapons.
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