A hole in the side of a large metal tank needs to be repaired. A piece of rectangular sheet metal or area 16ft^2 will patch the hole. If the length of the sheet metal must be 8ft longer than it's it's width, what must the width be?

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A hole in the side of a large metal tank needs to be repaired. A piece of rectangular sheet metal or area 16ft^2 will patch the hole. If the length of the sheet metal must be 8ft longer than it's it's width, what must the width be?

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