et the width be xÂ
"the length of the deck to be 5 ft longer than twice its width" --- >length = 2x+5Â
thenÂ
x(2x+5) = 250Â
2x^2 + 5x - 250 = 0Â
(x - 10)(2x + 25) = 0Â
x = 10 or x is a negative, which makes no senseÂ
width = 10Â
length = 25Â
check:Â
is the length 5 more than twice the width ?? yesÂ
is the area 250 ? yes