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A rectangle has a length that is 5 inches greater than its width. The equation is (x+5)x=104. x is the width. What is the width and length of the rectangle?

          A rectangle has a length that is 5 inches greater than its width. The equation is (x+5)x=104. x is the width. What is the width and length of the rectangle?
        

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
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00:01 A rectangle has a length that is 5 inches greater than its width.
00:10 So its width could be x, its length x plus 5.
00:15 And we know that the equation x times, or x plus 5 times x is equal to 104.
00:24 We want to know what is the width and the length of the rectangle.
00:28 That wouldn't mean the area, x plus 5 times x, a length times a width, is 104...
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