Question

The length of a rectangle is 8 centimeters less than its width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 240 square centimeters?

Answer 1

Answer:
Well, Your best answer will be is 35.
Here's a Explain.
W-5=0
W=5 That's for the width.
L=3*5-8
L=15-8=7 And, That's for the length.
Here's proof.
35=7*5
35=35
Hope That Helps!~

Answer 2

Answer:

Width: 20

Length: 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Honestly, I keep plugging in numbers than adding 8, then multiplying them by the original number and the number i got from adding 8 till I found the answer.

Not the proper way, and I don't suggest this strategy for future use like big numbers, but worked for me