SOLUTION: The length and width of a rectangle are in a 4:7 ratio. The perimeter of the rectangle is 352. What are the length and width?

Question 930158: The length and width of a rectangle are in a 4:7 ratio. The perimeter of the rectangle is 352. What are the length and width?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L/w = 4/7
L = (4/7)w
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2L + 2w = 352
2(4/7)w + 2w = 352
(8/7)w + (14/7)w = 352
(22/7)w = 352
w = 352*(7/22)
w = 112
L = (4/7)w
L = (4/7)*112
L = 64
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answer:
w = 112
L = 64
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