Question

Sam has a rectangular rug with an area of 48 square feet. The rug is 8 feet longer than it is wide. What is the width of the rug?

Question 2 options:

w = 12 feet


w = 8 feet


w = 6 feet


w = 4 feet

Answer 1

6 feet, 8x6=48, also length x width, and here you can just multiply each one by one by 8 to get 48 and 6 feet is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer: the answer is 4

Step-by-step explanation:

I don’t know how but I put that answer and I got it right. When I put 6 I got it wrong.