SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is five times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 60ft, find its area.
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Question 30378: The length of a rectangle is five times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 60ft, find its area.
Answer by atif.muhammad(135) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Width = x
Length is five times its width therefore, length = 5 * x = 5x
Perimenter = 60ft
Perimeter = x + 5x + x + 5x = 12x
12x = 60
x = 5 ft
Width = 5ft
Length = 25 ft
Area = Length * Width = 25 * 5 = 125 square feet
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