Question

The length of a rectangular floor is 2 feet more than its width. The area of the floor is 168 square feet. Kim wants to use a rug in the middle of the room and leave a 2-foot border of the floor visible on all sides. What should the length (the longer side) of the rug be?

Answer 1

if the area is 168& the length is 2 feet more so length is 14& width is 12 (14*12= 168), the rug is 8feet in total less from all sides so it gives an area on 160. To come out with length& width knowing the length should be less than 14, so it could be either (10*16, 8*20)