SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 feet. The ratio of the width to the length is 2:3. Find the length and the width.
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Question 242472: The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 feet. The ratio of the width to the length is 2:3. Find the length and the width.
Answer by JimboP1977(311) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know that the length is 3 times x and the width is 2 times x. The perimeter is the two long sides added to the two widths. So we have 3x+3x+2x+2x=40. Collect terms gives 10x = 40. x = 4
So the length is = 3*4 = 12 and the width = 2*4 = 8
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