SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length

Question 864842: The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This could be solved symbolically first, but then you might not see quickly if the resulting quadratic equation is factorable.

x = length
y = width
x = 5y
meaning

This example is easier to solve directly with the given values and not in pure symbolic form.

----- the width
----- the length
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