SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 246 units. The base of the rectangle is five times the height. Find the area.

Question 1060621: The perimeter of a rectangle is 246 units. The base of the rectangle is five times the height. Find the area.
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Answer by MathTherapy(10809) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The perimeter of a rectangle is 246 units. The base of the rectangle is five times the height. Find the area.

Let height be H
Then base = 5H
2(H + 5H) = 246_____2(6H) = 246_____12H = 246____H, or height =
Height: 5(20.5), or 102.5 units
Area = B(H), or 20.5(102.5)
You can do the calculation.
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