The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. the long sides of the same rectangle are three less than an unknown number. if the area of the rectangle is 22 square inches, what is the value of the unknown number

3< x< 5

step-by-step explanation:

|x - 4| < 1

there are two solutions, one positive and one negative.   remember to flip the inequality when taking the negative solution

x-4 < 1       x-4 > -1

add 4 to each side

x-4+4 < 1+4       x-4+4 > -1+4

x< 5                 x> 3

3< x< 5

2/3

step-by-step explanation: