SOLUTION: Respected Sir, The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ration 8:5. The length is 10.5 centimeters more than the breadth. What are the length and breadth of the rectangl

Question 470578: Respected Sir,
The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ration 8:5. The length is 10.5 centimeters more than the breadth. What are the length and breadth of the rectangle. Kindly explain steps too.
Rgds/Sunil
Answer by monika_p(71) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio we can write as:
l/b=8/5
it is given that lenght is 10.5 cm more than breadth then l=b+10.5,
now substitute for l

8b=5(b+10.5)
3b=52.5
b=17.5
then l=b+10.5=17.5+10.5=28
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