A tailor trims 6 feet from opposite edges of a square piece of cloth, and 5 feet from the other two edges. If 120 square feet of cloth remain, what was the length of a side of the original piece of cloth?  Choose the correct choice from the following choices:
A) 20
B) 22
C) 24
D) 26
E) 28
Let the original side of the square be x.   (x-12)*(x-10) = 120 ( -12)*( -10)= 
<gadget id="calculator">( -12)*( -10)</gadget>
<output>120</output>
120= 10*12   x = 22   The answer is 22.
<result>B</result>
A tailor trims 6 feet from opposite edges of a square piece of cloth, and 5 feet from the other two edges. If 120 square feet of cloth remain, what was the length of a side of the original piece of cloth?