Well on this problem recall area of a rectangle is defined by:
A = lw our w = 1/6 and our l = (x +

) we have let 'x' represent our original length.


12x + 8 = 11
12x = 11 - 8
12x = 3
x =

So our original length is
It would be 339.1 hope this helps
The question asks for sales tax rate. Sales tax is 39.90-38=1.90 and that's taxed onto the original $38 so 1.9/38=0.05
5% tax on the blazer