SOLUTION: A rectangle has a base which is five times as long as its height.
Find the base and the height of the rectangle if the perimeter is 240 meters.
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Question 467550: A rectangle has a base which is five times as long as its height.
Find the base and the height of the rectangle if the perimeter is 240 meters.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
height =x
base = 5x
2(5x+x)=240
12x=240
x=20 height
base = 100
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