The length of a rectangle is 2 more than three times the width. The area of the rectangle is 161 square inches. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

If x = the width of the rectangle, which of the following equations is used in the process of solving this problem?

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The length of a rectangle is 2 more than three times the width. The area of the rectangle is 161 square inches. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? 

If x = the width of the rectangle, which of the following equations is used in the process of solving this problem?

adamaero · Answer

Set up an equation with L*W=A
L= length
W = width
A = area

adamaero · Answer

Hint: 161 = ...