SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 5 times its width. If the perimeter is 96 yards find the area
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Question 310528: the length of a rectangle is 5 times its width. If the perimeter is 96 yards find the area
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let x be the width and 5x be the length so the equation will be:
2x+2(5x)=96 Rewritten as:
12x=96 Divide both sides by 12 to get:
x=8
So the width is 8 yards and the length will be 40 yds.
Make sense?
RJ
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