Question

the area of a rectangle is 35 yd^2 and the length of the rectangle is 8 yd less than three times the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Answer 1

Let w=width, then length=3w-8.

Area: w(3w-8)=35=5×7

If w=5, then 3w-8=7, so width=5yd and length=7yd.