If you just factor the original polynomial(The area) then you will find that one of the factors is c-2(the length) and the other will be the width.
When I factored it, I got 2c+3 as the width.
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Remember
difference of 2 perfect squares
a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)
and the undistributiv propeoryt
ab-ac=a(b-c)
so we have

undistribute and factor

cancel out the one ( (u-2)/(u-2)=1)

is result
Answer:
12.5 inches of gold chain.
Step-by-step explanation:
To get the remaining chain of gold we need to calculate
8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8 of 20 inches
then multiply:
20 * 5/8 = 100/8
100/8 = 12.5 inches