SOLUTION: The ratio of length to width in a rectangle is 5 to 3. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 112 feet, what is the length of the rectangle?
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Question 972452: The ratio of length to width in a rectangle is 5 to 3. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 112 feet, what is the length of the rectangle?
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length be 5x and the width be 3x.
We have 2(length+width)=perimeter
2(5x+3x)=112
16x=112
x=112/16=7
length=5*7=35 feet
The length of the rectangle is 35 feet.
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