
Solve Quadratic Word Problems with Factoring
1. The product of two consecutive integers is 272. What are the numbers?
2. The product of two consecutive even integers is 528. What are the numbers?
3. A rectangular swimming pool is twice as long as it is wide. A small concrete
walkway surrounds the pool. The walkway is a constant 2 feet wide and has an area
of 196 square feet. Find the dimensions of the pool.
4. The height of a triangle is 2 mm less than the base. If the area is 60 mm2, find the
height and base of the triangle.
5. The product of two consecutive integers is 210. Find the integers
6. The sum of a number and its square is 156. Find the numbers
7. The length of a rectangle is 4 ft more than twice the width. The area of the rectangle
is 48 ft2. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
8. The width of a rectangle is 7 cm less than twice its length. Its area is 30 square
centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
9. Four times the square of a number equals 20 times that number. What is the
number?
10. The area of a square is equal to five times its perimeter. Find the length of one
side of the square.