The length of the longer side of a rectangle is 2 in. less than twice the length of the shorter side. The area of the rectangle is 60 square inches. What is the difference between the lengths of the longer and shorter sides?

Peter applied to an accounting firm and a consulting firm. he knows that 30% of similarly qualified applicants receive job offers from the accounting firm, while only 20% of similarly qualified applicants receive job offers from the consulting firm. assume that receiving an offer from one firm is independent of receiving an offer from the other. what is the probability that both firms offer peter a job?