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A rectangle is 8 feet long. Its width is represented by "seven plus x feet." Which expression represents the area, in square feet, of the rectangle?

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Answer:


\boxed{\sf Area \ of \ the \ rectangle = (8x + 56) \ square \ feet}

Given:

Length = 8 feet

Width = (7 + x) feet

To find;

Area of the rectangle

Explanation:


\sf Area \: of \: the \: rectangle = Length * Width \\ \\ \sf \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 8 * (7 + x)\\ \\ \sf \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = (8 * 7) + (8 * x)\\ \\ \sf \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 56 + 8x\\ \\ \sf \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = (8x + 56) \: square \: feet

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