the length of a rectangle is 2 less than the width and the area is 15 square feet. what are the dimensions of this rectangles.

The length of the rectangle is 3 feet and the width of the rectangle is 5 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

You get the area of a rectangle by multiplying length x width.

15 is found by multiplying 5 and 3.

3 is 2 less than 5, therefore 3 is the length and 5 is the width.