The length of a rectangular corral is 10 feet less than the width. if the area is 264 square feet, what is the width?

For this case we have that by definition, the area of a rectangle is given by:

Where:

w: It is the width

l: It is the length

According to the problem data we have:

So:

We solve. We look for two numbers that, when multiplied, result in -264 and when added, result in -10. These are:

-22 and 12

So:

Thus, the solutions are:

We choose the positive value. So the width of the corral is

14.3

step-by-step explanation:

add all the numbers together.

9 + 12 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 17 = 86

now, divide 86 by how many numbers we have: 6.

86 / 6 = 14.3