SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is equal to m cm, but its length is five times greater than the width. Find the area of the rectangle.

Question 1127444: The width of a rectangle is equal to m cm, but its length is five times greater than the width. Find the area of the rectangle.
Found 2 solutions by FrankM, addingup:
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By "five times greater" do you mean 5 times the size?
W = M cm
L = 5M cm
Area is 5m^2 cm
If you really meant five times greater, i.e. 6 times the width, then....
W = M cm
L = 6M cm
Area is 6m^2 cm.

The wording "five times greater" is ambiguous. No math teacher should use it.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
l = 5m
area = l x m
substitute for l:
m x 5m = area
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