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14 April, 08:08

Kim is making birthday cards. Each card is rectangular with an area of 36 square inches, and the length is 5 inches more than the width. Find the length and width of her cards. If x represents the width of each card, select all of the equations that could be used to solve this problem.

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  1. 14 April, 09:10
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    So the Area = 36 in^2

    Area = l * w

    l = w + 5

    Area = (w+5) * w

    36 = w^2+5w

    w^2+5w-36 = 0

    Use the quadratic formula

    w=4 in

    And if x = width, than x = 4in
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