The length of a rectangle storage room is 8 feet longer than its width. If the area of the room is 240 feet square feet, find the width and length of the room.

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.