A rectangular field has a length 10 meters more than it is width.

A rectangular field has a length 10 meters more than it is width. If the area of the field is 144, what is the length (in meters) of the rectangular field?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

18

Steps/Work

area = l * w = (L) * (L-10) = 171
trial and error:
20*10 = 200 (too high)
19*9 = 171 (too high)
18*8 = 144
The length is 18 meters.
The answer is B.

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A rectangular field has a length meters more than it is width. If the area of the field is , what is the length ( in meters ) of the rectangular field?

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