Question

The area of a rectangular piece of land is 240 square meters. If the length of the land was 5 meters less and the width was 3 meters more, the shape of the land would be a square.

Part A: Write an equation to find the width (x) of the land. Show the steps of your work. (5 points)

Part B: What is the width of the land in meters? Show the steps of your work. (5 points)
@michele_laino

Answer 1

@tkhunny

Answer 2

@Michele_Laino

Answer 3

@sammixboo @rational

Answer 4

Why not draw a picture and map it out?

Answer 5

what do you mean?

Answer 6

I mean draw a picture. What else could I mean?

The area of a rectangular piece of land is 240 square meters.



Use that drawing to create the Square.

Answer 7

okay so we know we need to get width alone and it needs -5 to be the length and plus 3 to be the width so y-5=x+3?

Answer 8

If the length of the land was 5 meters less and the width was 3 meters more,

Length - 5 = Width + 3

I'm not sure we ALWAYS need 'x' and 'y'.

Okay, how do we find the Length or the Width?

Answer 9

i have no idea