Question

The width of a rectangle is 3 inches less than its length. The area of the rectangle is 340 square inches. What are the length and width of the rectangle? A. length = 17 inches, width = 14 inches B. length = 34 inches, width = 10 inches C. length = 20 inches, width = 17 inches D. length = 10 inches, width = 7 inches

Answer 1

Answer:
C
Step by step:
A) 17*14=238(wrong)
B) 34*10=340(wrong bc width is not 3 less then the length)
C) 20*17 (right bc width is 3 less then length)
D) 10*7= 70 (wrong)