document.write( "Question 343487: The sides of a rectangle in the ratio 5:7 and the perimeter of the rectangle is 96cm. what is the area of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #245832 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The perimeter of a rectangle is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=2L%2B2W=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%285x%29%2B2%287x%29=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10x%2B14x=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"24x=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=5x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28L=20%29\"$ cm
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=7x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28W=28%29\"$ cm \n" ); document.write( "

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