Problema Solution

The width of a rectangle is 1 3/4 feet. The rectangle is 2 1/2 feet longer than it is wide. What is the length of the rectangle?

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Let


w =1 3/4 ft = 1.75 ft the width of the rectangle


l = the length of the rectangle


The rectangle is 2 1/2 feet longer than it is wide:


l = w + 2 1/2


2 1/2 = 2.5


l = 1.75 + 2.5


l = 4.25 ft


l = 4 1/4 ft


The length of the rectangle is 4.25 ft.