Question

A rectangle has a width of 6 and a length of 2x+8. The area is 108 squared, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

x = 5

Explanation:

108 = 6(2x + 8)

108/6 = 18

18 = 2x + 8

18 - 8 = 10

10 = 2x

10/2 = 5

5 = x