Someone help me please .

Write an equation to model the given situation.

The area of a rectangle is 48 square centimeters. The length of the rectangle is 8 centimeters longer than the width.

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Write an equation to model the given situation.

The area of a rectangle is 48 square centimeters. The length of the rectangle is 8 centimeters longer than the width.

anonymous · Answer

Let's use l to denote length and w to denote width. What is the formula for computing the area of a rectangle given its length and width?

anonymous · Answer

$$Area = l \times w$$

anonymous · Answer

$$l = w + 8$$

anonymous · Answer

Length is always longer than the width. In this case, the length is exactly 8cm longer than the width.

anonymous · Answer

We can then express the area of this rectangle in either length only or width only.

anonymous · Answer

$$Area = l \times (l-8) = w \times (w+8) = 48$$

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you

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