SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 40% more than its width. Its area is 560 square centimeters. What are the dimensions?

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Question 946160: The length of a rectangle is 40% more than its width. Its area is 560 square centimeters.
What are the dimensions?

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if the length of a rectangle is % more than its width , then we have



if its area is , then
.....substitute






now find the length:




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