The length of a rectangle is 2 cm less than five times the width. the area of the rectangle is 16 cm^2. find the length and width of the rectangle.

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. the basement has an area of 864 square feet. the width of the basement is 2/3 it's length. what is the length of louis's basement

The krasnapolski is a top-of-the-line hotel in amsterdam, the netherlands. among their many services, they rent bicycles to guests. the bicycle checkout is open 24 hours per day 7 days per week and has 50 bicycles on hand. on average, 10 guests request a bicycle each day, arriving completely randomly at all times of the day during the spring and summer seasons. guests keep bicycles for four days on average, with a standard deviation of two days. how long does a guest on average have to wait for a bike? a. approximately 24 hours b. approximately 0.033 hours c. approximately 4 days d. approximately 47 minutes