NRICH: Length, Width and Area

The area of a rectangle is 225 square units. Find its width.

Its length is 16 more than its width.

Find its width.

This problem is taken from the World Mathematics Championships

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Age 14 to 16


Math Topics
Addition & Subtraction, Quadratic Equations
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade

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