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

22 divided by 2 is 11 and 11 plus 3 is 14 so your answer is 14

The answer is 14.

To get this answer, first write an equation based on the formula for the area of a rectangle. 2 * (x - 3) = 22. Then, solve the equation. Distribute the 2 to all of the terms in the parenthesis to get the equation: 2x - 6 = 22. After that, use the addition property of equality and add 6 to both sides of the equation to get x by itself. This gives you the equation: 2x = 28. Then, use the division property of equality by dividing 2 on both sides of the equation to get x by itself. This gives you the equation: x = 14. Substitute it back in the equation to check.

2 * (14 - 3) = 22.
2 * 11 = 22
22 = 22

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