SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle field is 9,000 square meters. if the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8, what is the length of the rectangular field in meters?

Question 616884: The area of a rectangle field is 9,000 square meters. if the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8, what is the length of the rectangular field in meters?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

The area of a rectangle field is 9,000 square meters.

if the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8...

      and W = 5L/8

 A = L*W = L(5L/8) = 5L^2/8 = 9000

                      L^2 = 9000(8/5)

                       L = 120ft     (throwing out the negative number for unit of measure) 

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