Answer:
Area of the rectangle is given by:
where
A is the area of the rectangle
l is the length of the rectangle
w is the width of the rectangle respectively.
As per the given statement:
Area of the rectangle(A) = square meters
length of the rectangle(l) = x+8
Substitute these in the given formula we have;
or
Divide both sides by x+8 we have;
meters.
Therefore, the expression represents the width of the rectangle is x-9 meters