Question

Can someone please help me with this question? I will fan and give a medal...
The width, w, of a rectangular rug is 4 less than its length, L. If the area of the rug is 120 square feet, which equation could be used to find the dimensions of the rug?
a. L(4-L) = 120
b. L(L-4) = 120
c. 2(L-4) + 2L = 120
d. 2w + 2L = 120

Answer 1

The área of this rectangular rug is
A=b.h or A=w.L
So
If the lenght is L
Then width is L-4
So use that to solve that

Answer 2

I'm not sure how to...

Answer 3

Ok
A=L(L-4)
120=L(L-4)

Answer 4

@isaidavila I don't understand still... could you show me how the answer is a?

Answer 5

@abbycross167 do you understand how you can solve it ?

Answer 6

are you here please ?

Answer 7

@jhonyy9 I am sorry my wifi dosen't very good signal. But no sir/ma'am I'm not the best at figuring out equations

Answer 8

so how you can continue it ?

Answer 9

what do you mean?

Answer 10

from the text of your exercise you know that the width is leas by 4 than length so w=l-4

and you know that area of a rectangle is equal l*w = l(l-4)
area you know equal120 ft^2

Answer 11

can you calculi from theses l=?

Answer 12

you know that 120=l(l-4) - yes ?

how you get a quadratic ?

Answer 13

so what is the answer to your exercise ? because i see that you not need solve this quadratic just get the equation for what solved can calculi the length and the width of rectangle

yes ?

Answer 14

oh ok, thank you for your help!!

Answer 15

np

was my pleasure than these was on your help really true

good luck

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