Question

A rectangle has an area of 88 square units. The width of the rectangle is 8 units. The length of the rectangle is 4x - 1.

What is the measure of the rectangle's length?

2
3
7
11

Answer 1

Area=Length*Width
88=(4x-1)*8
4x-1=88/8
4x-1=11
Add 1 both sides and then divide by 4 to find x.