SOLUTION: The ratio of a rectangle’s length to the length of a square’s side is 3:1. If the area of the square is 36, and the rectangle’s width is 2, what is the area of the rectangle?
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Question 259697: The ratio of a rectangle’s length to the length of a square’s side is 3:1. If the area of the square is 36, and the rectangle’s width is 2, what is the area of the rectangle?
(A) 24 (B) 36 (C) 72 (D) 108 (E) 216
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rl/sl=3:1=3/1
area of square=s^2=36
sl=6
rl=3*sl=18
area of rectangle=L*W=18*2=36
(B) 36
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