The area of a rectangle is 56 centimeters. the length is 2 centimeters more than x and the width is 5 centimeters less than twice x. solve for x. round to the nearest whole number

the entire expression should be subtracted from 30. to subtract the quantity, distribute the negative sign, which changes the signs on the terms. so, the –2 changes to positive and gets added to 30 instead of subtracted from it.

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