Answer:
80
Step-by-step explanation:
let w = the width of the rectangles
then
12w = the area of one rectangle
8w = the area of other
:
12w - 8w = 320
4w = 320
w = 320/4
w = 80 units wide
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Check
12 * 80 = 960
8 * 80 = 640
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difference: 320
We know that both rectangles have the same width, which is 80 units.
We know that both rectangles have the same width, so we can say that both have the width W.
One of the rectangles has a length of 12 units, and the other of 8 units, so the areas are:
A = 12*W
A' = 8*W
And the largest area is 320 square units more than the other area, so we have:
12*W = 8*W + 320
Solving for W we get:
12*W - 8*W = 320
4*W = 320
W = 320/4 = 80
Then the width of each rectangle is 80 units.
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