Question

Need urgent help working on a final. The area of a rectangular piece of land is 260 square meters. If the length of the land was 5 meters less and the width was 2 meters more, the shape of the land would be a square.

A) Write an equation to find the width (x) of the land. Show the steps of your work.

B) What is the width of the land in meters? Show steps of your work

I got to x+2 = y-5 and I get x+7 = y but I get stuck there.

Answer 1

PLEASE HELP URGENTLY

Answer 2

Sorry we don't help with exams.

Answer 3

Never mind I figured it out.