If the area of a rectangle is 12x-2 and the width is 2 what is the length?

Question

If the area of a rectangle is 12x-2 and the width is 2 what is the length?

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is length times width.  Using the formula, we can find the length.

 

A = l × w

 

where:

A = area

L = length

W = width

 

12x - 2 = 2L

 

 

Solving for L,

 

L = (12x - 2) / 2

 

L = 6x - 1