L=2W+2
W=(L-2)/2
A=LW, using W from above makes this
A=L(L-2)/2
2A=L^2-2L
L^2-2L-2A=0, given A=84
L^2-2L-168=0
(L-14)(L+12)=0, since L>0
L=14
The length of the rug is 14 ft
(W=(L-2)/2=6 ft)
Answer:
Hello!
Let's simply divide our two numbers to find how many carriages we need.
22/4=5.5
The thing is, we cannot have 5.5 carriages. We can just have an extra carriage with only 2 people. This gives us 6 carriages.
Therefore, our answer is 6.
I hope this helps!