document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=418738>Question 418738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio length of the rectangle to its width is 5:2. If the length is 25 meters, what is the perimeter of the rectangle, in meters. Show how the problem was solved. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a rectangle and label the length 5x and the width 2x.  You are told that the length is 25 meters, so let 5x=25 and x=5 meters.  Then you can find your width of 10 meters and your perimeter of P=2L+2W=70 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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