SOLUTION: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is two and two-ninths times as long as its width. The area of the rectangle is 1620 square centimeters. Find the length and width of the rect

SOLUTION: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is two and two-ninths times as long as its width. The area of the rectangle is 1620 square centimeters. Find the length and width of the rect

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Question 467470: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is two and two-ninths times as long as its width. The area of the rectangle is 1620 square centimeters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w(20w/9)=1620
20w2/9=1620
w2=729
w=27
l=60
The rectangle is 27 by 60 centimeters..

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