Question

The length of the top of a table is 4m greater than the width. The area is 96m^2. Find the dimensions of the table.

Answer 1

Let w be the width of the table. From this representation, the length of the table is now w + 4. The area of the rectangle is solved through the equation, 
                                     A = L x W
where L and W are length and width, respectively. Substituting the known values,
                                 96 m² = (w + 4)(w)
w is 8. Therefore, the width of the table is 8 m and its length is 12 m.