SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is four times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 60 cm , find its area.

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Question 918995: The length of a rectangle is four times its width.
If the perimeter of the rectangle is
60

cm
, find its area.

Answer by bhabheeta(1)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets consider the width to be "l".
Since the length is 4times the width that means. 4l is the length.
Perimeter is 60cm.
Therefore
60= 4l+l+ 4l +l
60= 10l
L= 60/10
L= 10.
Area of rectangle is l*w
Therefore
4l=24cm and w= 6cm
Which gives us
24cm *6cm= 104 cm

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