Holly has a rectangular garden that measures 12 m wide by 14 m long. She wants to increase the area to 255 m2 by increasing the width and length by the same amount. What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden?

A.
17 m

B.
16 m

C.
18 m

D.
19 m

Question

Holly has a rectangular garden that measures 12 m wide by 14 m long. She wants to increase the area to 255 m2 by increasing the width and length by the same amount. What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden?
 
 A.
17 m
 
 B.
16 m
 
 C.
18 m
 
 D.
19 m

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

By increasing the width and length by the same amount. Let's say 3. That would make it 15 * 17 which equals 255. The length will be 17, A.