Dlane needs a piece of paper whose length is 9 more Inches than the width, and the area is as close as possible to 225 in?. To the nearest whole inch, what should the dimensions of the paper be? For the equation, letx represent the width of the paper and y represent the total area. Then fill in the table to detemine the most accurate answer. The area equation is y = x (in) y (in) 10 11 12 The width should be inches and the length should be inches.

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Diane needs a plece of paper whose length Is 9 more Inches than the width, and the area Is as close as
possible to 225 in. To the nearest whole inch, what should the dimensions of the paper be?
For the equation, letx represent the width of the paper and y represent the total area. Then fill in the
table to determine the most accurate answer.
The area equation is y =
%3D
x (in)
y (in?)
10
11
12
The width should be
inches and the length should be
inches.
Transcribed Image Text:Diane needs a plece of paper whose length Is 9 more Inches than the width, and the area Is as close as possible to 225 in. To the nearest whole inch, what should the dimensions of the paper be? For the equation, letx represent the width of the paper and y represent the total area. Then fill in the table to determine the most accurate answer. The area equation is y = %3D x (in) y (in?) 10 11 12 The width should be inches and the length should be inches.
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