The area of the following rectangle is 24 square units.

write an equation that can be used to find the value of n.
solve the equation to find the value of n. in your answer, show all of your work.

answer:

the answer is 6

step-by-step explanation:

the length = x + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8 in.

the width = x - 3 = 6 - 3 = 3 in.

answer:

n = 16

step-by-step explanation:

the equation for the area of a rectangle is a = lw.

"l" is length and "w" is width, "a" is the area.

we know the area is 24.

the length is n-3 and the width is 2.

substitute each of these values into the equation for area.

a = lw

24 = (n-3)(2)     < =expand this using distributive property to simplify

24 = 2n - 6

26 + 6 = 2n - 6 + 6   < =add 6 to both sides to isolate n

32 = 2n

32/2 = 2n/2   < =divide both sides by 2 to isolate n

16 = n

n = 16   < =standard formatting puts variable on left side

2 5/8 is the final answer! : )

ddd

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