Question

Ling is cutting carpet for a rectangular room. the area of the room is 24ft^2. the length of the room is 8 feet longer than twice the width. what should the dimensions of the carpet be?

Answer 1

12 (length) and 2 (height) ft.

12-8=4, and 4 is twice as large as 2.
Or
2*2=4+8=12