Question

What is the value of y?
What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle

Answer 1

Part A: y = 3

Part B: Area = 60 sq units

Explanation:

we can create this system of equations from the information given:

8y + 2x = 34

10y + 2x = 40

now we can subtract to get:

-2y = -6

y = 3

solve for 'x':

8(3) + 2x = 34

24 + 2x = 34

2x = 10

x = 5

Area of Rectangle is 12 x 5