SOLUTION: A rectangle is five time as long as it is wide.The perimeter is 70cm.Find the dimesions of the rectangle.Round to the nearest tenth if necessary

Question 146217: A rectangle is five time as long as it is wide.The perimeter is 70cm.Find the dimesions of the rectangle.Round to the nearest tenth if necessary
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. Length is 5 times the width.
2.The perimeter of the rectangle is 70.
Substitute Eq. 1 into Eq. 2 and solve for W.

L=29.17 cm
W=5.83 cm

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