The width and length of a rectangle are respectively 2 less and 3 more than the length of the side of a square

Question

Pls. help me answer this.. thank u =)

Answer 1

You need to know something about the area(s) of the square and rectangle. Are they equal, is one greater (by how much) etc.


Doug

Answer 2

What is it you are looking for? Is it the area your looking for? The units used and the size of the sqare would be good.
An example if a square was 4 units x 4 units(16 units square in area) then the rectange would be 2 units x 7 units which would be 14 units square

Answer 3

Let side of square = x cm
Sides of rectangle are therefore x - 2 cm and x + 3 cm