Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 103

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular office cubicle is 2 ft longer than the length of the cubicle and 5 ft longer than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the cubicle. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

• A) width = 3.9 ft, length = 9.7 ft
• B) width = 9.7 ft, length = 22.4 ft
• C) width = 2 ft, length = 9 ft
• D) width = 4 ft, length = 11 ft

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