Question

The floor of a rectangular shelf has a length 5 feet greater than its width. James will increase both dimensions of the shelf by 3 feet. As an expression, how much more is the new area compared to the original area of the floor of the shelf?

Answer 1

area of shelf=x*x+5=x²+5x

new area=x+3*x+8=x²+11x+24

the new area is 6x+24 more than original

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