SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 90m. It's the length is 1.5 times it's width. Find the length and worth of the rectangle

SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 90m. It's the length is 1.5 times it's width. Find the length and worth of the rectangle

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Question 1101572: The perimeter of a rectangle is 90m. It's the length is 1.5 times it's width. Find the length and worth of the rectangle
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width be x.
Then the length is 1.5x.
Perimeter of a rectangle=2(length+ width)
2(1.5x+x)=90
2(2.5x)=90
5x=90
x=18 metres.
The width is 18 metres and the length is 27 metres.
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