SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 times its width, and the area of the rectangle is 20 square feet. Find the dimension. Thank you for taking your time in answering.

Question 863780: The length of a rectangle is 5 times its width, and the area of the rectangle is 20 square feet. Find the dimension.
Thank you for taking your time in answering.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a rectangle is k times its width, and the area of the rectangle is A square feet. Find the dimensions.

Let w= width
Dimensions are as variables, w and kw.

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The dimensions are width = and length .

Your example uses k=5 and A=20.
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